[LargeFormat] Re: focusing cloth
Verna Knapp
largeformat@f32.net
Thu Feb 22 12:49:50 2001
Guess is it a matter of taste.
I got one of those. It pulls my hair. It also does not
breathe, so the GG fogs up fast. I don't use it any
more. That velcro is the pits.
Verna
Paul and Paula Butzi wrote:
>
> In my not very humble opinion, the best focusing cloth is
> actually more like a hood - the one I use was made by
> the View Camera Store (aka Darkroom Innovations aka
> Fred Newman) which you can check out at
> http://www.darkroom-innovations.com/BTZS_Focus_Cloth/btzs_focus_cloth.html
>
> The end that attaches to the camera is elasticized. The entire
> thing has a velcro closure on the bottom, so that you can open
> up a hole and stick your hand (and the loupe) in. The back
> portion is a hood, rather like a jacket. It's lightweight, folds
> into a very small space, and is very dark, because no light
> bleeds in from underneath.
>