Me too. I hope all is well.
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Me too. I hope all is well.
I found your thread here: https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?20070-Rochester-Premo-Pony-No-3-Camera
Thank you for the heads-up. I would not have known about the...
I just got some film holders in the mail, so I think the next step will be to set them up side by side this weekend, shoot a couple frames, measure the focal lengths, and try out combinations of...
I have two Pony Premo 6 cameras, one made by Rochester Optical and the other one after Kodak bought them out in 1903.
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The older one, on the left, has a shutter labeled R. O. &...
Has anyone tried to create a ULF Afghan style box/instant camera? I mostly shoot landscapes and nature, but I'm thinking about spending time on portraits and still life. To that end I'm learning on...
It's easily the most attractive camera I've hand in my hand. I read the Historic Camera site - they mention the Kodak-made ones started in 1903 but no info on earlier Rochester Optical No 6 Premos.
I'm looking to start making prints again (my current workflow is shoot, hand develop, scan). Our community darkroom is closed to covid and I don't have the space for an enlarger and darkroom at...
I'm sorry - I've got the Nikkor 300mm in my mind as I'm shopping for one. I have the correct, supported Nikkor 150mm lens mounted and the correct infinity stops set per the instructions.
Interesting - that could be a missing piece to this puzzle. On my camera with the Nikkor 150mm, correct infinity stops set, and with the extension tray aligned to the front of the focus bed, I can...
This is quite the thread revival, but I too am looking for help with a seemingly errant rangefinder on my Wista 45 RF.
No matter what cam I select, I can get sharp focus on the ground glass but...
I'll try and hose it off and see if that helps.
Yes - with the focus bed retracted. Thanks for reiterating.
When I turn the cam selector, it puts up some initial resistance, then drops into the next setting. It feels like it's doing something...
Dang. Sounds like it.
I don't have a technician in the rolodex. I'll go with Bob Watkins at Precision Camera in Skokie unless someone has a west coast Wista technician they really like.
Fully retracted, the image doesn't quite coincide. I had to extend the focusing bed by maybe 1mm for perfect alignment.
Good infinity focus. I checked it both fully retracted and extended ~1mm...
No worries about belaboring. I appreciate it! I will do a step by step validation and report back.
I'm not sure if the can selector is working. Since the 135/150/180 label spins freely I also...
The RF does coincide when focused at infinity, but when I try to focus closer (~3m), the two images in the RF come close to coinciding but then stop moving before closer focus is achieved.
Per...
I have not. I'll do that and see if that can help me verify I have the cam selector set right.
I flipped up the red stops which correspond with the 150mm lens. I am assuming the infinity stops are in the correct place since the seller reported it was fully aligned and functioning.
Thanks...
I just picked up a Wista RF from the big auction place, specifically for the rangefinder.
I'm new to the Wista cameras, but I have the PDF manuals from Butkus that explain operation of the...