I have my eye on a BEOON - just waiting for the shop to re-open... > On 18 Apr 2020, at 21:13, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigio...@me.com> wrote: > > 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.
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