Distance between leading edges

On 27 Mar 2004 15:32:07 -0600, (Bob Monaghan)
wrote:


Back to go to what kind of front? ;-) The simplest and cheapest would be
to scavenge a folder, put in a mask (many were setup for using thin masks
already), and use the existing film winding mechanics (and bellows etc.?).
An example using "postcard" folders of the past for panoramic use could
easily be re-masked with 120 film for any size format, see
http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/postcard.html Some of the older folders also had
a ground glass insert you could focus with too ;-) And the lens could
usually be shifted up/down and tilted/swung in its mount, for much more
flexibility than current consumer cameras ;-)

instead of a back for a LF (or miniview MF) camera, you can simply use an
existing film holder and scavenge a spare dark slide to cut as a mask for
multiple shots (use a clear plastic overlay marked for the cutout position
on the ground glass for focusing/composition). This is an old trick with
panoramic shooters, use 6x12cm at top of frame, then flip the mask over
and use it to expose the bottom half of the same 4x5" sheet.

regards bobm
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Bob, great idea and a blinding flash of the obvious.

- Mike