home-made lensboard for Toyo?

[rippo]

and i held my pinkie out while i made it too. now that's fancy!

but seriously, it wasn't all that fancy. took an hour, not including drying time. i do want it to last longer than a cardboard one would, and wouldn't want it to come apart and drop the lens on the ground. call me paranoid.

but i'm all for cardboard!

[Nicolai Morrisson]

Hey, if I had any woodworking equipment or a place to put it, I'd be all over it! (Or, my personal dream, a robust-yet-affordable and compact at-home CNC machine... *drools wistfully*)

While it does technically work and is obviously incredibly cheap, cardboard does get pretty banged up from normal and even careful transportation.

[rippo]

woodworking equipment? what's that??

the fanciest thing i have is a hobbyist's miter saw, which was like $20. but i can cut 1/2" wood with other things too. the main board was cut using a utility knife, and the hole was cut with a 'hole saw' drill attachment. nails, glue, c-clamps...amazing what one can do with basic stuff.

mind you, i already had the 1/8" plywood and wood stock because of my previous projects from the 'Primitive Photography' book.

some of my best pinhole cameras are made out of cardboard.

[Nicolai Morrisson]

Drill? What is this thing you speak of??

[rippo]

oh the lensboard works by the way! keeps the light out and the dark in. here's a picture i took with the lensboard.

(Goerz Dagor 6" f/6.8 lens at f/8, shot on ortho-litho film at ASA 3, developed in TD-200 two-bath developer)

[Nicolai Morrisson]

Right on!

[rippo]

thanks!