On 4/19/07, Bill Pearce <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
SNIP!
> That's funny. When I worked at the airplane factory, we used RB67's with
> Metz strobes with the lead battery. They had the experimental shop fab up
> brackets so we could hand hold them and attach the strobe, which I think
> used the same bracket as the Honeywell. that was in the days when the RB
> lenses could flare in a darkened room. It just wasn't worth it. I remember
> walking in a fuselage section that had failed a static test. The test
> engineer was really impressed that when I slipped walking on the ribs, I
> dropped the camera and caught myself in mid air. Oddly, the camera still
> shot mediocre photos.
>
> I'm glad for the rest of you that Mamiya discovered lens coatings.
The M@miya lenses have really improved over the years. Just ask the
pros who still use RZs for their magazine shoots. For financial
reasons I'm glad I sold mine when I did because the market dropped out
not too long thereafter. That said, a number of the images in my
sample book are still from the RZ fitted with that wonderful SF lens.
I miss having that combo around.
ScottGee1
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