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Replacing a blown capacitor on a Polaroid 8x10 processor (81-01, 81-01, 81-12 or 81-22)
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Traité d’Optique Photographique | Désiré van Monckhoven
Lerebours & Secretan Landscape lens or "Objectif Achromatique" serial #4914
B&L Portrait Plastigmat 15 inch F:5.6, TLC and some history
Ross Sliding Landscape Lens #1520
Cooke RVP TLC
B&L Super CinePhor projector lens modified for Mamiya 645 use.
Deardorff Extra Rapid Portrait #4 lens
Pinkham & Smith Serial Number project
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Welcome to my photography blog where I'll discuss from time to time my projects on photography and associated technology ... vintage, modern, analog and digital. Ross Sliding Landscape Lens #1520
January 20, 2018
Andrew Ross (1798–1859) founded his company in 1830, from 1840 he began producing camera lenses signed "A. Ross".
During Andrew Ross's lifetime, the company was one of t...
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Cooke RVP TLC
January 18, 2018
When collecting lenses for photographic use or simply collecting, one is bound to come across an orphan that just needs to be given a good home after some TLC.
Such was...
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B&L Super CinePhor projector lens modified for Mamiya 645 use.
November 01, 2015
I'm a big fan of large aperture lenses for portrait photography.
Unbeknown to many, projection lenses for 35mm or 70mm projectors offer great alternatives to the typical...
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Deardorff Extra Rapid Portrait #4 lens
July 20, 2015
I came across this lens last week while I was looking for an 8x10 back Deardorff back.
Since I've never heard of a "Deardorff lens", my interest was peaked and I decided...
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Pinkham & Smith Serial Number project
July 08, 2015
I've been collecting serial numbers of Pinkham & Smith Soft Focus lenses. Just an attempt to see what's out there and put over time a date range associated with a model n...
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