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Ok, I see.
What was the turn around time with Turner Bellows? Did you send the old bellows and did they return them?
Does "Big Bertha" make reference to an "Andreas Feininger" type camera, or is it just a generic term?
Looking forward to the finished pictures!
Turnaround was about 4 weeks, since I was in no rush. And no, they did not return the old bellows, since they were in horrible shape: Instead, they attached new bellows to the aluminum bellows end plates.
I think the name came from the lens barrel resembling one of the German 420mm Howitzer line during WWI, named after Gustav Krupp's wife.Quote:
Originally Posted by ic-racer
**Quick Goggle check - would be interesting if this were the case.
In doing a little quick web searching, the "Big Bertha" nickname does indeed appear to come from the wife of Gustav Krupp, although in the original German the nickname was "Dicke Bertha", or literally "Fat Bertha". Oddly enough, Frau Krupp was not a large woman, at least in the photo I found of her online.
my thoughts too^^Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Wooten