Re:

[Glenn Barry <glenn@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Andrew,

I am looking for some 6x9 backs and am at present not having much luck, would
you know of a source anywhere in Australia? or O.S. for that matter, anyone?

On the subject of cutting a darkslide, I have done so with a 5x4 and it works
very well. It would be wise to get a non metal one to work with and also leave
your press ones intact, you can get 6x9 DD Slides for a couple of dollars each
at Photantiques up here in Sydney in Stanmore, let me know if you need the full
details.

Glenn

P.S. I have tried PhotoCD scans with average results, the glass holders did
give some problems with reflection and flare on adjacent light and dark areas.

Andrew Fildes wrote:

> I'm a Mamiya Press user and lucky enough to ownn the 50 and 75 lenses. I
> had been thinking about how I could use the large circle of the 75, which
> was designed to cover a full Polaroid frame plus more, by hacking a Press
> body. It then occurred to me that simply by cutting a darkslide as a mask
> for a 6x9 back, I could expose two 24 x 85 strips on a 6x9 frame, upper and
> lower and then hand cut them for scanning. As the camera has no interlocks,
> double exposure is usually a problem rather than an opportunity.
> Has anyone tried this? It seems a cheap way to me to achieve 35mm panoramas
> with a better result than most dedicated 35mm panoramic cameras which seem
> to have frame widths in the high 50's.
> Andrew
> PS - I'm in Melbourne - anyone know where I can get 120 or 35mm pans
> scanned at a reasonable price locally or, at least, in Oz?

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