RE: 1/2 slide

["M. Denis Hill" <denis@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Now that you mention it, I knew a photographer in Southern California who
took the cut-out approach. In fact, she bought my V-Pan. Anyway, she told me
that she sometimes had trouble with the slide hanging up on the far edge of
the opening when she removed the mask. She used an extra sheet of 4x5 film
as a guide to prevent the mask/slide from catching on the light trap. This
also argues for taking really good care of the mask to prevent bending it.

M. Denis Hill
Area 360 Communications
http://www.area360.com
360.678.8351

Have you visited the discussion forums at http://www.colorfulcoupeville.com?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Fildes [mailto:afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 4:57 AM
> To: panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: 1/2 slide
>
>
> Thanks Denis - I had intended to cut a precise mask 'slice' out
> of the dark
> slide leaving material on end and edge rather than just halve it, for more
> precision and to make straight insertion easier (no double ententres
> please). Am I being too careful?
> Andrew
>
> >I use a Bender half slide in a 4x5 view camera for shots
> requiring lenses I
> >don't have in my "real" panoramic cameras. There are just two caveats:
> >modify your slide leaving enough material to fill the light trap
> of the film
> >holder, and carefully insert the slide straight!
> >
> >M. Denis Hill
> >Area 360 Communications
> >http://www.area360.com
> >360.678.8351
> >
> >Have you visited the discussion forums at
> http://www.colorfulcoupeville.com?
> >
>
>
>
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