Give my creation... LIFE!!!!

[Jack Flesher]

That's "Fraunk n steen."

One of my favorite scenes in the movie!

[paulr]

The scene with Gene Wilder and the Creature performing 'puttin' on the ritz' ... as a scientific demonstration ... makes me pee in my pants every time i watch.

[paulr]

Also in the Mary Shelly parody department ... can anyone identify this quote:

"Those fellows at Radio Shack said I was mad, but who's mad NOW??!!"

[Bill_1856]

Also in the Mary Shelly parody department ... can anyone identify this quote:

"Those fellows at Radio Shack said I was mad, but who's mad NOW??!!"

John Caradine: Everything You Wanted to Know about Sex...(?)

[Graeme Hird]

..... It might be OK in the Northwest cause they're all hippie types anyway, but I'm fearing for the breakdown of tradtional formats and solid, rectangular values. ..... Standards are important I tell you!

Frank, you're just too square! Lighten up man - I'm sure the manufacturer of the "FarnARCA 717" has a very firm understanding of the importance of standards - both front and rear .....

Kerry, I can't wait for the unveiling. My suggested name comes from an Aussie term - "farnarkling" - which means to spend time doing pseudo-productive work. Sort of like what I'm doing now instead of actually performing the work I'm paid for on company time ....

Cheers,
Graeme

[paulr]

John Caradine: Everything You Wanted to Know about Sex...(?)

more recent than that.

hint ... he refers to the creature as "the greatest advance in labor relations since the cat-o-nine-tails."

[Kerry L. Thalmann]

OK, now that the Franken-ARCA has made it's public debut at the conference in Rockford, here's some pics of the completed camera:


The camera with a 600mm Fujinon C focused at about 100ft. I have enough rail and bellows for about 6½" - 7" more extension.


The front and rear standards compressed onto a short 15cm rail section. Even with a lens mounted (240mm Computar) the thickness of the camera is about 5" (with the little rail section sticking out by about an inch).


The camera with a 305mm G Claron focused at about 20ft.

Kerry

[Oren Grad]

Franken, my foot - nothing crude or half baked about this one. Kerry, that's fabulous. Congratulations on a really nice piece of work!

[Ralph Barker]

I agree with Oren. You'll have to come up with a different name for it, Kerry. I see no ugly "stitch marks" on this beauty.

[Sheldon N]

I like it!

My .02 addition would be to either anodize or paint the rear support frame black, then to strip the wood (admittedly beautiful) and stain it a deep dark ebony color. I think that it would look super slick, and a little less piecemeal, if it were all black.