Re: Kodak Panorama cameras

[Andy Buck <buckwiet@xxxxxxxxx>]

As I remember it, the #1 has a very wide slit. Why hot
narrow it? You might get sharper negs, too.

Andy

--- MMagid3005@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Several months ago I learned (from Rich Campbell, I
> believe) that the Kodak 
> Panoram No. 1 has an f/13 lens.  To determine the
> effective shutter speed, I 
> did a side-by-side test with the Panoram and my
> Mamiya 6 (the modern one) at 
> various shutter speeds.  The Mamiya negative shot at
> 1/125 matched the 
> Panoram negative shot at the same time.  Both 120
> rolls were developed in 
> fresh developer.  The reason I made this test is
> that I developed 5 different 
> push-in f/stops ranging from f/16 to f/32.  I can
> now use the camera in 
> bright sunlight with Tri-X or T-Max 400. -- Marty
> Magid
> 


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