[LargeFormat] An 11x14 Ektachrome shot with rear half of a Protar VII convertible

[stuart phillips]

Great image and excellent scan with lots of detail; would be interesting to
look at a portion of the scan blown up (like the joggers along The
Esplanade). You could probably tell if they were jogging or blading!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com>
To: "Large Format Group" <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 3:49 AM
Subject: [LargeFormat] An 11x14 Ektachrome shot with rear half of a Protar
VII convertible


> http://www.hemenway.com/CharlesRiverProtar590.jpg
>
> The Boston skyline from the MIT boat house.
>
> I've added the following info as there were some questions recently
> about aperture scales and individual cells for the Series VII.
>
> This photo was taken with the rear cell of a B&L Protar VII.  Both front
> and rear cells are the same... 23 1/4 inches - f12.5 when used singly,
> (about 590.55mm), and 13 1/4 - f6.3 when used together.
>
> The unit has two aperture scales, the outer for both cells at f6.3 and
> the inner for a single cell at f12.5.  It's mounted in a Compound shutter.
>
> The front cell has a serial number ending with 7344.  The engraving on
> the rear cell has a lot of wear but appears to end in 7343.
>
>
> Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
>
>
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