Getting Excited!!

[Ash]

Wow that looks really nice with the black!

[bartf]

I think I'll schedule a day off for when mine arrives..

[dazedgonebye]

What lens did this one end up with?

[Dean Jones]

What lens did this one end up with?

We haven't got that far yet.... Might be episode 10

I think it's going to be a Fujinon 150mm f5.6

Dean.

[Ash]

Dean, 150/5,6 sounds good to me

I really am getting more excited by the day/week. Considering your speed of manufacture, maybe it will be finished around about my birthday?! (second week of august)

Looking forward to the next few episodes!

[domenico Foschi]

Ash, your enthusiasm is infectious.
I would love to see your face when you'll find the box outside your door.

[Ash]

Domenico, I'm quite sure it wouldn't be a pretty sight!

[Ash]

I'm pretty sure I had a dream the other night where I was using this camera... not even 3 weeks into the manufacture and the wait has become truly unbearable!

[Dean Jones]

Here we have the rangefinder assembly fitted and ready for fine tuning...

1. This is the parallax brightline frame mask. It moves down as you focus closer. This assures parallax compensation by making you lift the lens.
2. The cam....this controls the swing mirror. Its profile must be reground to suit the lens used.
3. The swing mirror...it directs the split image and must remain in perfect unison with the lens board when focusing. It has adjusting screws to allow fine tuning of the vertical as well as horizontal alignment.
4. The Razzlok 4x5 back with spring tensioned adjustable lockers.
5.The main viewfinder window.
6. Ash's camera has been recovered in 100% genuine leather!

[Ash]

mmm.... real Leather!

The camera really is looking good now. Once the top plate is back on (if you manage to etch "Ash" on there somewhere I won't complain! ) and the lens is in, we're close to having a complete set-up!