That's a very interesting approach, Bob! I'll be interested to see what kind of results you get from it.
I have a similar device for my Minox 8x11 and 35GT-E cameras. I hadn't thought of adapting the device to one of my digital cameras for use scanning sheets of negatives. I do have the Leica BEOON … essentially a small, dedicated copystand for Leica M with extension rings enabling you to use a 50mm lens and capture 1:1, 1:1.5, 1:2, and 1:3 sized negatives (or positives) with a 50mm lens. It works remarkably well with a Summicron-M 50mm or Color Skopar 50mm lens, stopped down to f/11, and includes a focusing viewfinder (because it presumes a Leica M or LTM body without TTL viewing). I've used it on a number of negative captures, adapted to Sony A7, Leica M-P, and Leica M-D bodies and it does a very nice job. Hmm: I should try it for singleton captures of 35mm film frames using the CL body at the 1:1.5 magnification setting. It might crop a little on a 35mm negative or slide. It'll be a fun exercise. G > On Apr 16, 2020, at 3:02 AM, Bob Pdml <pdm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The BOOWU-M arrived about 10 minutes ago, so after a brief moment of > confusion until I realised I had to remove the lens head from the 50mm, I > took a first snap. This is with the A4 attachment, shot in window light at > f8, aperture priority. The full frame with no post production. The book is > larger than A4 which is why it’s skewed. It was very quickly done - very > old-skool but quick and effective. > > https://adobe.ly/2xB5oEx > > A nice led light panel is on its way to me, so I shall try a page of negs and > slides when it arrives. > On Apr 13, 2020, at 11:43 AM, Bob Pdml <pdm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > ...As well as a scanner I have a cunning plan. > > I have just bought on ebay a BOOWU-M (later BOWUM), which is a very old skool > Leitz copy stand on legs, set up for use with a 50mm lens, with which you can > copy documents of A4, A5 or A6 format. Pentax used to sell something similar. > > I can attach to this my Leica typ 262 with the 50mm Summicron, plonk it on a > large enough light table above the page of negs/slides, mask off any excess > light, and bad-a-bing - with the self-timer as the typ 262 can’t be tethered > to LR. > > I also have the M adapter for my micro-4/3rds camera, so I could also try > that, but tethered to LR. > > Watch this space. > > B > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
