69 to 612

[ralph fuerbringer <rof@xxxxxxx>]

  andrew fildes asked about old mamiya for new 612 format.  did some of that
about1965. i found 47mmf5.6 super angulon would cover 612 so after cutting
opposite ends  off 2 mamiya backs i reassembled them on a 45 plate, clicked
66 twice.   i spent 2 weeks and $100 ( $500  now).  no eye appeal but long
before  first commercial 612 roll back.
because of the deep focusing mt of the mamiya only the 127 and 75 mm lenses
cover even  34  polaroid.
the graflex xl systen is lighter, more adaptable .  its wide angle
companion  veriwide xl can do        612  wonders. using xl interfaces
w/adjusted spacers i make the 612 vistashift with 35,45,55 apo-grandagon,
47xl the last  2 capable of shift 45 . all take  polaroid too. shift i
achieved by mounting lens and back  each offset 1/2 the max shift available.
reverse the back:  max shift, no extra weight.
 fifteen years ago for philip griffith jones i spaced an xl wa body on a
cambo frame. the 58mm grandagon and 100 tessar
interchange in the focusing mt, cover 45 as well as the 612. xl's own focus
mt no good in cold.
-- rof


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>From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date: Tue, Mar 14, 2000, 4:59 AM
>

> If Greg Vanasse is still on this group -
> Just picked up on your old message (11/98) about chopping a Mamiya press
> into a 6x12. Was this a Universal or an 'older' model i.e. a Standard. I
> have an old standard, a wretched old 6x7 back, and 50/65/75/100/127 lenses
> which I normally use on a Super 23. It would be fun to sacrifice the
> standard and back and the bodies are dirt cheap anyway but there seems to
> be a 11cm width limit as well as an internal baffle which could be a
> problem.
> Would love to emulate your feat - how exactly did you do it and what have
> the results been like with the various lenses?
>
>