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Old April 18th 11, 06:27 PM posted to rec.photo.equipment.large-format
Greg Faris
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Default Aero-Technika question

Well, I'm able to answer my own question. Maybe Bob just doesn't have
enough Linhof questions qny more to keep himself busy on newsgroups like
this one.

A closer look reveals that the "button" is a strictly mechanical
device.It's a marker. Pressing it drives, inside the magazine, the Linhof
equivalent of a thumbtack ($600 thumbtack anyone?) making a depression on
the film. If you didn't shoot all the film you loaded, you can find this
mark by feel when you're back in the darkroom, cut the film off there, and
reload the remainder for the next sortie.

Obviously these are not daylight or "subdued light" magazines. They
require full darkness to load and unload. It "can" be done in a larger
changing bag, but trying to do this in a Cessna 172 is something
even Houdini would not have wagered. With a capacity of 150 4x5 shots, and
film stock and processing nearing $4/shot, load capacity and management
become important.



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I think this is a Bob Salomon question, if Bob is still reading here.
I am still using my Aero-Technika 45EL, and still think it is an
excellent choice for aerial oblique photography. It's actually
relatively compact and easy to handle (once you're used to it) and
records tons more resolution than all but the most exotic, high-end
digital units costing $50K+ (and maybe even many of these).

I have recently acquired a new (to me) Aero-Rollex motorized magazine.
Unlike the others I have, this one has a momentary-contact button on the
top. There is nothing on the "check-list" or otherwise printed on the
magazine to indicate its function.

What's the button for?

Thanks