Hi Chuck,
I quickly disassembled the Ross lens to refresh my memory. Most of the
original internal blackening remains, and I don't see anything that will
obviously cause reflections. If I were to try to improve on it, I would
probably choose a dull black waterbased paint, applied with a small brush.
Thanks for the link, it was interesting.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] A shot with higher dilution for contrast control
> Hi, Jim.
> In looking at your old Ross it appears that the interior parts used to
> be blackened to cut reflections. It doesn't look like it would be too
> hard to disassemble, clean it and re-treat it to restore the blacking.
>
> I looked up how to blacken brass and was surprised to see Palmolive dish
> soap recommended as the way to do it. Says it only takes a few minutes.
> A short way down on this page
> <http://www.finishing.com/1000-1199/1198.shtml>
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
>
> On 7/7/2012 10:42 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>> My guess is that no one ever expected to see an old brass lens mated to
>> an Olympus E-1 or any other digital camera. And the image is quite nice.
>> I like the quality of the shot. How about doing more of those?
>>
>> --Bob
>>
>>
>> On Jul 6, 2012, at 9:54 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>
>>> Michael,
>>>
>>> Your reference to an 1892 brass lens reminded me of my experience with a
>>> lens from that period. Mine was by Ross London, and is marked 8-inch
>>> No. 6
>>> Symmetrical. It has Waterhouse stops, with the largest being 1/2-inch
>>> in
>>> dia., making it an f/16 lens. Rather than try to use my old 4x5 Speed
>>> Graphic, I fitted it to a bellows and used it on my Olympus E-1. The
>>> images
>>> linked below show the hardware and an image made with this setup.
>>>
>>> The lens:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ross+Lens+2.jpg.html
>>>
>>> The assembly:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Final+Assembly.jpg.html
>>>
>>> The image, made on a very cold day in January:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Mocking+Bird.jpg.html
>>
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