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by IanG
Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:50 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: Feedback
Topic: The way this Board is run
Replies: 114
Views: 98202

Re: The way this Board is run

By Front End, I presume you mean the non-forum part. I'll be putting some thought in to that today as I have cleared a few hours to work on it. We're all agreed it's not brilliant, but again we're limited by time and what skills we have in-house. Now if somebody out there knows a thing or two about...
by IanG
Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:00 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Maxwell Screen
Replies: 8
Views: 6550

Re: Maxwell Screen

You need to know whether the Chamonix back was designed to have a fresnel under the focus screen or not. The company made a huge error selling cameras for a while with a fresnel and a screen that was out of register, they'd not allowed for the thickness of the fresnel itself. So not all Chamonix bac...
by IanG
Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:01 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: Maintenance and DIY
Topic: Ground glass focus screens
Replies: 8
Views: 15164

Re: Ground glass focus screens

Neil Barnes wrote:Ian,

Apologies for my delayed reply...

Am I still in time to get a couple in the mix? I need them 130 by 106mm, if you'd be so kind. A corner chopped off to let the air out would be nice but is not essential.

Thanks,

Neil
Have PM'ed you.

Ian
by IanG
Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:31 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thread subscriptions
Replies: 14
Views: 9188

Re: Thread subscriptions

I had two notificatrions of replies who'deleted the other ?

Seemsn to be happeneing rather frequently, which is one of or grievences.

Ian
by IanG
Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:27 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thread subscriptions
Replies: 14
Views: 9188

Re: Thread subscriptions

Hello Ian, You're in the process of hijacking this thread - not something you want to be doing. So I am going to answer in the thread you started. Thanks for the civilised tone of voice. Best regards, Charles Hardly hijacking this thread merely noting that at last an Admin that matters is listening...
by IanG
Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:17 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: Feedback
Topic: The way this Board is run
Replies: 114
Views: 98202

Re: The way this Board is run

Two weeks to reply ?

That's the heart of the problems with this site.

Ian
by IanG
Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:41 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thread subscriptions
Replies: 14
Views: 9188

Re: Thread subscriptions

Getting this thread back on track, RE: the subscription thing, this should not be the case, subscriptions should be "opt-in" by default, not "opt-out". I'll look into it. Thank you. I notice you're playing with the red highlighing of posts as well, it's an issue that's been neglected it's trivial b...
by IanG
Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:14 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTB (or trade) #0 shutter
Replies: 3
Views: 2640

Re: WTB (or trade) #0 shutter

Hi Dave, an Epsilon would get me out of trouble, let me know what you want for it. I've a set of Geronar cells in no shutter, but more importantly two other #0 shutters in need of repair.

Thanks
Ian
by IanG
Tue Nov 15, 2011 12:51 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTB (or trade) #0 shutter
Replies: 3
Views: 2640

WTB (or trade) #0 shutter

Looking for a Copal/Compr/Prontor shutter preferably with an aperure scale for a 150mm lens. Age is less important than reliability so even a good 1930's (rimswet)) Compur would be OK.

Have a Prontor Press #1 I could trade.

Ian
by IanG
Mon Nov 14, 2011 1:18 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: Maintenance and DIY
Topic: Thornton Pickard shutter Speed indicator dials
Replies: 0
Views: 6449

Thornton Pickard shutter Speed indicator dials

Most of you know I restore TP shutters and make & supply new curtains etc. I can now supply new shutter speed indicators, these are the paper piece with the speed indicator.

Ian
by IanG
Fri Nov 11, 2011 12:34 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thread subscriptions
Replies: 14
Views: 9188

Re: Thread subscriptions

Interestingly I had the same problem as Ian yesterday in that some messages from the forum for what appears to be no reason were flagged as spam whereas some werent. I think what Joanna is saying is that once you have turned it off any new threads you contribute to will comply with the setting but ...
by IanG
Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:45 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTB: 4x5 film holders with double groove
Replies: 7
Views: 4512

Re: WTB: 4x5 film holders with double groove

My typo sorry, the holder should be 11.9cm wide. Thickness doesnt really matter. There'd be less work modifying aplain wooden holder.

The single groove Graflex RB holders are wider, and the groove#s more central so they'd actually need more modificvation.

Ian
by IanG
Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:57 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTB: 4x5 film holders with double groove
Replies: 7
Views: 4512

Re: WTB: 4x5 film holders with double groove

The very much older Sanderson "book-form" wooden plate holders have the same pair of grooves each side although the holder's very much thicker and so they are further apart. The Folmer Graflex Corp, name means that one is post 1928 when the company became independent of Eastman Kodak, however their ...
by IanG
Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:28 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTB: 4x5 film holders with double groove
Replies: 7
Views: 4512

Re: WTB: 4x5 film holders with double groove

Marc, is the wooden part marked Folmer Graflex or the slide itself.

Ian
by IanG
Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:17 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ND filters for long exposures
Replies: 18
Views: 10888

Re: ND filters for long exposures

After recent images posted here in this forum I'd think twice of buying a Lee filter if I wanted an ND filter, they seem to suffer worse than uncoated glass filters in terms of causing internal lens/filter reflections. I'm sorry Ian but you really shouldn't jump to such conclusions, especially when...