Re: MicroPress 4x5 question

"Max Perl" <max_perl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Nicholas O. Lindan" <see@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Max Perl" <max_perl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> It was just for fun I purchased this camera.......
>>> as I got it for about $150  with lens
>>
>> Old press cameras are lots of fun.  And that's
>> a good price.  The MPP's are well regarded.
>>
>> Did you get it with a rangefinder?  If you put
>> a 6x9 roll film back on the camera you lose the
>> ground glass for focusing.  Though you can swap
>> backs all the time for focusing.  At f22 you
>> can do all right with the scale on the camera
>> bed and a bit of practice judging distance.
>>
>
> Yes it has a rangefinder and there are cams?  .....think 
> it is
> callsed for a 135 and 360 mm lens. The rangefinder optics
> need a bit of cleaning to be able to show a very clear
> double image.
>
> I have the ground glass and it seems easy to swap between
> this and a back......but of course it you use it hand hold 
> as
> a press photographer you can't do that.
>
> It is the 2nd camera on this page. The newest version of
> the MicroPress. They also did some Techical cameras which
> looks quite nice.
>
> http://www.mppusers.freeuk.com/micropress2.htm
>
>
>>> The LF Nikkors are not too bad I think.....
>>
>> I don't think you can buy a bad modern LF lens.
>> For lens test results:
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>> http://www.hevanet.com/cperez/results.html
>>
>> -- 
>> Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio
>> Darkroom Automation: F-Stop Timers, Enlarging Meters
>> http://www.darkroomautomation.com/index.htm
>> n o lindan at ix dot netcom dot com
>>
>
   The cameras shown on the MPP site above appear to be 
clones of the late Pacemaker Speed Graphic and Crown 
Graphic. More about these cameras can be found at 
http://www.graflex.org
   There was also a curious camera built briefly by Busch in 
the USA. This was evidently intended to meet the military 
specification for the Speed Graphic and had a focal plane 
shutter. Unlike the simple FP shutter used on all Graphic 
and Graflex cameras the Busch shutter was self-capping and 
had much better speed regulation. I think it also had a 
revolving back but am not sure. The standard Busch models 
certainly did.
   I have only ever seen one advertisement for this camera 
and have never seen an actual example. Busch cameras were of 
very high quality and were an alternative to the Graflex 
models for press photography.


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Richard Knoppow
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