[W&B] What is it ? Non d'Oh ! Vous, aussi ?

[Christopher Wright]

mz:
You may recall I have one also, though noway(!!) 
as nice and polished as yours (serial #16248). 
Is yours  a Jamin?, Jamin-Darlot? Darlot? 
internal stops?
so many questions!?!

cw



At 11:11 AM -0700 6/7/07, Milan Zahorcak wrote:
>Hmmmm . . .
>
>Well, Steve, based on your image 
>P1030021, perhaps you can try using the device 
>to search for any lingering shreds of sympathy 
>that we might have for you living in France. 
>Maybe Bernard can help . . .
>
>Two can play that game . . . perhaps you could 
>help identify the lens on the table, and if it 
>ever stops raining here in the northwest of 
>Oregon, maybe we can do up some Côtes d'Agneau 
>Grillées à l'Aïoli on the Weber . . .
>
><http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/milanpub/Misc-pics/Lens-on-table.jpg>http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/milanpub/Misc-pics/Lens-on-table.jpg
>
>mz
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: woodandbrass-bounces at kjsl.com 
>[mailto:woodandbrass-bounces at kjsl.com] On Behalf 
>Of SBShohet at aol.com
>Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 7:03 AM
>To: milan.zahorcak at comcast.net; woodandbrass at kjsl.com
>Subject: [W&B] What is it ? redux
>
>Dear Milan (et. al.),
>
>Thanks for your response.
>Here are some answers to your questions:
>
>I have attached some photos showing the slot, 
>the notch and the extended lens. The slot is 
>just shy of 5 mm. in width and 10.2 cm. in 
>length. The maximal safely extended length of 
>the whole assembly, including the box, the 
>sleeve, the tube, and the short rack, is about 
>34 cm..
>
>The focal length at infinity is 170 mm. (as 
>marked on the tube which also says "Flour. F" 
>and also has an index arrow -- pointing aft, at 
>least as found. (These facts only discovered 
>when I extended it, as you suggested)
>
>The lens has two elements, one at each extreme 
>end of the 9.6 cm. tube; I'm sure the 'front' 
>element has 2 glasses, and I think the 'rear' 
>does also -- at least 3 reflections in each. 
>The forward visible surfaces are convex and rear 
>concave for each element, but I think the rear 
>element glasses have less curvatures than those 
>in the front element.  I have no tools out here 
>to open the elements without anxiety.
>
>The wide scale photo is included to show you the 
>difficult conditions we operate in here in the 
>wild woods of France.
>
>All the best, Steve
>
>
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