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Re: [OM] Happy New Year to all

Subject: Re: [OM] Happy New Year to all
From: Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:18:48 -0500
Those look like they're going to be a lot of fun to work with. Be sure to keep 
posting.

--Bob


On Jan 12, 2012, at 5:43 AM, Michael Wong wrote:

> Sorry so late to say Happy New Year. Very busy in Dec 2011 for the B&W
> exhibition which was held by my tutor and my classmates of B&W enlarging
> printing course. Fortunately, it was successfully ^^
> 
> Now, I'm busy to prepare the examination next week for my study and it'll
> be the last examination. It's not easy for 3 years part time study but
> nearly achieved.
> 
> I'm so busy but I still keep on photography. Recently, I have sold my
> seldom use Hasselblad system to change 3 brass lenses for my 4x5 system. I
> got 2 lenses since the wide angle one is under modification for infinity
> focus. It's because the distance of the shortest length of bellow of my 4x5
> machine + Ilex #5 shutter is too long as fail to focus at infinity.
> 
> The first one is Wray London Wide Angle Rectilinear (W.A.R.) 6in F16,
> W.A.R. designed by Dallmeyer in 1866 and re-developed to Rapid Rectilinear.
> Mine one was made by Wray London, which cover 8x10 ^^
> https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9oooVZaBCuU/TvR2RJ_kcTI/AAAAAAAACLk/llpUvcfLCzM/s576/P1000513.jpg
> https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_yWA0R4v8GY/TvR2RmWqThI/AAAAAAAACLo/tRE1vWrIyOk/s576/P1000514.jpg
> https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_B0hhJPa_r8/TvR2SMgTzvI/AAAAAAAACL0/evxHEJkPgLg/s800/P1000515.jpg
> 
> F16 is not too difficult for focus in day light but I can estimate how
> difficult in low light environment :(
> 
> I like to take B&W films with these old brass lenses :)
> http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6603714691_a86b38bb62_b.jpg
> 
> Color is pretty good too.
> http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6603718937_7c2a7393d6_b.jpg
> http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6603719803_fe6509edc6_b.jpg
> http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6603726667_0741027b1f_b.jpg
> 
> The second one is Goerz berlin Doppel-Anastigmat Serie III  No.3 210mm
> F6.8, which designed in 1892 and renamed to "Dagor" in 1902. F6.8 for 12in
> or shorter focal length & F7.7 for 14in or longer focal length. 3+3 design
> (2+2 for W.A.R.) with faster speed is modern design in 19 century. There
> were many versions due to were made in many countries, such as Germany,
> U.S.A., Switzerland ........... but earliest Goerz Berlin version is the
> most popular.
> 
> According to 1940 catalog of Goerz, which can cover 8x10 at F45
> http://www.dchome.net/attachments/day_111128/20111128_f120b8ffa962c58ef8ad57xYPZmOULAE.jpg
> 
> 
> Mine one is earliest Goerz Berlin version ^^
> https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4VF6_pn1veI/TumXxMm4cmI/AAAAAAAACFA/qFa44EGk9mE/s800/P1000468.jpg
> https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fLgT3hva8nU/Tuc1EiEtwbI/AAAAAAAACDg/Vkbp3K0UzZk/s640/P1000451.jpg
> https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7iPyW-rUK94/Tuc1FcV0F8I/AAAAAAAACDo/qo4L_rhw1G0/s720/P1000452.jpg
> 
> As a comment from a China professional brass lenses user: earliest Berlin
> version: image with a lot of details, implicit (color?), high reducibility.
> (I try to translate, maybe not pretty good :-(  )
> http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6603716713_860922320e_b.jpg
> http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6603722073_1ec113ee78_b.jpg
> http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6603721001_16125ce851_b.jpg
> http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6603717791_0a98df7fc1_b.jpg
> 
> I'll share the last of lens after modification later ^^
> 
> 
> 
> ---
> Michael
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