RE: [pinhole-discussion] Finney is Back!
Yeah, Guillermo would be proud of me. I decided on getting one, and didn't even ask my wife. Now that it is getting warmer out, I'm sure the doghouse won't be all that uncomfortable to sleep in -Jeff Atlanta -Original Message- From: pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ??? [mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ???]On Behalf Of pinholeren...@netscape.net Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 8:44 PM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??????? Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney is Back! the finney is a work of art - I bought mine 4 years ago & have had several people offer to buy it [ $400.00 over my original purchase price ]. it was a much better investment then my lucent stock . chip
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney is Back!
the finney is a work of art - I bought mine 4 years ago & have had several people offer to buy it [ $400.00 over my original purchase price ]. it was a much better investment then my lucent stock . chip __ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney is Back!
Guillermo- Sometimes I have to do some very fast talking when I have ordered an 'inexpensive' photo item from the US and it arrives costing 3 times as much because of exchange rate, duty, shipping etc, etc. But so far I'm alive, and my sweetie is still with me! Tina From: "G.Penate" It breaks my heart to read such comments as the bellow ones. Why is that I've never heard or read about a wife having to ask for permission/justify or convince the husband? _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney is Back!
It breaks my heart to read such comments as the bellow ones. Why is that I've never heard or read about a wife having to ask for permission/justify or convince the husband? I think is time to join M.E.N which stands for: Men Emancipation Now BTW, I have to delete this message from my computer, NOW, as I am sending it without permission of my lovely and very understanding wife.hey, she actually allows me to use the needless/pins she bought me to mend her clothes, to make pinholes. I do love more my sweety for that. gotta go, I think she just called me ..cooomng pumpkin. :-) :-) :-) :-) Guillermo Read at pinhole-discussion: >I would love to get >one, but justifying it to my wife might be tricky! Read at alt.food.barbecue: >Looking for a little advice here.. I have convinced myself, and >more importantly my wife, that we need a Weber Bullet BBQ. >Of course I have to fix the lawn first :-( >a local building supply has offered me a summit weber 650 for $1299 >it's a lot of money but none of my 3 dogs are complaining at me >about the cost. gotta love dem dogs!
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney is Back!
I did the same. The pre-anniversary model speed graphic has a perfect 4x4inch lens board capacity. Also, if you remove the stops on the slides you can extend the bellows 13 inches. - Original Message - From: George L Smyth To: Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 6:45 AM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney is Back! > --- Jeff Dilcher wrote: > > I would love to get > > one, but justifying it to my wife might be tricky! > > > > Has anyone here actually seen a Finney? > > > > I like the idea of the pinhole turret, but, I am wondering, > > if the bellows extension has preset "stops" to coincide > > with the various focal lengths. Also, I wonder if the > > the "ground glass viewing screen" is usable with pinhole... > > > > Is there any reason why a conventional lens/shutter > > can't be interchanged on this camera? > > I saved myself all kinds of money by not buying the camera and simply making > several different pinholes corresponding to different bellows extensions. I > even made lens holders from pie pan bottoms. Whenever I use my Pacemaker Crown > Graphic for pinhole, I understand that the money I saved by doing this will > allow me to buy more film and (especially) paper. > > Cheers - > > george > > = > Handmade Photographic Images > http://members.home.net/hmpi/ > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > ___ > Pinhole-Discussion mailing list > Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? > unsubscribe or change your account at > http://www.p at ???/discussion/ >
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney is Back!
Yes, but the camera is such a beautiful object amidst my homespun devices. It is so well made with choice materials; it's an absolute pleasure to work with it! Regards, Brigitte. George L Smyth To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent by: cc: pinhole-discussion-admin@pSubject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney is Back! inhole.com 20/04/2001 12:45 Please respond to pinhole-discussion --- Jeff Dilcher wrote: > I would love to get > one, but justifying it to my wife might be tricky! > > Has anyone here actually seen a Finney? > > I like the idea of the pinhole turret, but, I am wondering, > if the bellows extension has preset "stops" to coincide > with the various focal lengths. Also, I wonder if the > the "ground glass viewing screen" is usable with pinhole... > > Is there any reason why a conventional lens/shutter > can't be interchanged on this camera? I saved myself all kinds of money by not buying the camera and simply making several different pinholes corresponding to different bellows extensions. I even made lens holders from pie pan bottoms. Whenever I use my Pacemaker Crown Graphic for pinhole, I understand that the money I saved by doing this will allow me to buy more film and (especially) paper. Cheers - george = Handmade Photographic Images http://members.home.net/hmpi/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ___ Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.p at ???/discussion/ STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. The contents of this email and any attachments are strictly confidential and they may not be used or disclosed by someone who is not a named recipient. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender by replying to this email inserting the word "misdirected" as the message.
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney is Back!
--- Jeff Dilcher wrote: > I would love to get > one, but justifying it to my wife might be tricky! > > Has anyone here actually seen a Finney? > > I like the idea of the pinhole turret, but, I am wondering, > if the bellows extension has preset "stops" to coincide > with the various focal lengths. Also, I wonder if the > the "ground glass viewing screen" is usable with pinhole... > > Is there any reason why a conventional lens/shutter > can't be interchanged on this camera? I saved myself all kinds of money by not buying the camera and simply making several different pinholes corresponding to different bellows extensions. I even made lens holders from pie pan bottoms. Whenever I use my Pacemaker Crown Graphic for pinhole, I understand that the money I saved by doing this will allow me to buy more film and (especially) paper. Cheers - george = Handmade Photographic Images http://members.home.net/hmpi/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney is Back!
Hi Bill, Buying the turret from Calumet is more cost-effective than buying a new Finney camera in most cases. Something to be aware of: I checked with Calumet recently and the turrets they currently have in stock have a different range of pinholes and zone plates than the standard Finney camera. Camera from Pinhole Resource): 4 pinholes (for focal lengths of 40mm, 75mm, 150mm, 200mm) 3 zone plates (for focal lengths of 75mm, 150mm, & 200mm) Turret from Calumet: features four pinholes (75, 150, 300 and 450mm) and three zone plates (75, 150 and 300mm). Tom - Original Message - From: "William Erickson" To: Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 12:51 PM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney is Back! > You can buy a Finney turret on a 4x4 lensboard from Calumetphoto.com. This > holds all the pinholes and zone plates, with a shutter mechanism. About > $475, $1,000 less than the whole camera. Then just use it on your 4x5 view > or field camera. I was surprised to see that the Finney camera is more > sturdy than the pictures would lead you to think.
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney is Back!
You can buy a Finney turret on a 4x4 lensboard from Calumetphoto.com. This holds all the pinholes and zone plates, with a shutter mechanism. About $475, $1,000 less than the whole camera. Then just use it on your 4x5 view or field camera. I was surprised to see that the Finney camera is more sturdy than the pictures would lead you to think. - Original Message - From: Jeff Dilcher To: Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 12:14 PM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney is Back! > > > I would love to get > one, but justifying it to my wife might be tricky! > > Has anyone here actually seen a Finney? > > I like the idea of the pinhole turret, but, I am wondering, > if the bellows extension has preset "stops" to coincide > with the various focal lengths. Also, I wonder if the > the "ground glass viewing screen" is usable with pinhole... > > Is there any reason why a conventional lens/shutter > can't be interchanged on this camera? > > > On Thu, 19 Apr 2001 larrybul...@netscape.net wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Eric Renner asked me to mention to the list that the Finney camera is back in production and Pinhole Resource has some. Check their website "http://www.pinholeresource.com/";. > > > > Larry Bullis > > > > __ > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ > > > > ___ > > Pinhole-Discussion mailing list > > Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? > > unsubscribe or change your account at > > http://www.p at ???/discussion/ > > > > > ___ > Pinhole-Discussion mailing list > Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? > unsubscribe or change your account at > http://www.p at ???/discussion/ >
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney is Back!
Hi Jeff, I've used a Finney quite a bit over the last two years. The bellows doesn't have "stops" that correspond to the focal lengths. You can set the bellows extension to any focal length you like. The "side scale for measuring bellows extension" mentioned on the Pinhole Resource website unfortunately isn't very visible on the picture. It is a ruler measured in 10mm increments that swings up from the side of the camera. You use it to measure the bellows extension and set it to a length that corresponds to one of the apertures in the turret. (This is a little hard to visualize without seeing the ruler in action.) The ground glass works, but only if ALL light is kept off of it. The focusing cloth must completely surround the camera and the photographer's head. I have used the ground glass two or three times when testing films to make sure that the objects in the test scene are all in the frame. I don't use the ground glass in practice. A lens conceivably could be used on the Finney, since it has a standard sized lens board (turretboard?) 4 inches. However, the Finney doesn't have a bed like a Deardorff and may be too lightly built to hold a heavy lens. The scissor-action extenders visible in the Pinhole Resource photo are all that hold the front in place. Hope this helps. Tom - Original Message - From: "Jeff Dilcher" To: Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 12:14 PM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney is Back! > > > I would love to get > one, but justifying it to my wife might be tricky! > > Has anyone here actually seen a Finney? > > I like the idea of the pinhole turret, but, I am wondering, > if the bellows extension has preset "stops" to coincide > with the various focal lengths. Also, I wonder if the > the "ground glass viewing screen" is usable with pinhole... > > Is there any reason why a conventional lens/shutter > can't be interchanged on this camera? >
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney is Back!
I would love to get one, but justifying it to my wife might be tricky! Has anyone here actually seen a Finney? I like the idea of the pinhole turret, but, I am wondering, if the bellows extension has preset "stops" to coincide with the various focal lengths. Also, I wonder if the the "ground glass viewing screen" is usable with pinhole... Is there any reason why a conventional lens/shutter can't be interchanged on this camera? On Thu, 19 Apr 2001 larrybul...@netscape.net wrote: > Hi, > > Eric Renner asked me to mention to the list that the Finney camera is back in > production and Pinhole Resource has some. ?Check their website > "http://www.pinholeresource.com/";. > > Larry Bullis > > __ > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at > http://webmail.netscape.com/ > > ___ > Pinhole-Discussion mailing list > Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? > unsubscribe or change your account at > http://www.p at ???/discussion/ >
