http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/ Subminiature Photography Mailing List Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:50 GMT Charles MacDonald http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17913 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17913 ... Story I heard a long time ago was that Kodak's first slitters were imported from france and were designed to slit cigarette paper, and thus they were Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:34:45 GMT mark hahn http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17912 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17912 geez guys, you do understand the concept of tolerances don't you? The difference between 35mm and 34.8mm is only 0.2mm which is very small. I'm sure that Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:24:45 GMT xkaes@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17911 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17911 In a message dated 11/20/09 2:17:42 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, tomnetch@... writes: My presumption is that we call it 35mm from the Leica and the Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:17:15 GMT Tom Nelson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17910 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17910 My presumption is that we call it 35mm from the Leica and the first still cameras for the format out of Europe. Does anyone know? ... [Non-text portions of Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:28:30 GMT Jim Brokaw http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17909 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17909 What an interesting story - it something I've always just taken for granted, that "35mm" film was so-named because it was, well, 35mm across. I suppose its Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:05:01 GMT xkaes@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17908 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17908 In a message dated 11/20/09 7:32:30 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, ku7j5@... writes: Now that I am at the finishing stage of making my slitter I dearly Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:06 GMT ku7j5 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17907 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17907 Now that I am at the finishing stage of making my slitter I dearly wish my tools were calibrated in metric. I'm comfortable working in both or converting but Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:18:27 GMT Taglieri, Michael http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17906 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17906 Thanks for sending this out. I've wanted one of these for many years and kept putting off buying it. ________________________________ From: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:52:34 GMT john mac http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17905 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17905 Picked-up a Minolta 16-II and am now in need of a film splitter! Anyone got a used one to part with for a non-usurious price? Many thanks. John M. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:14:47 GMT ku7j5 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17904 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17904 I received them following from emoscop. We are sorry to advise that we do not carry this accessory anymore, as production has been stopped for the EMOSCOP. We Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:46:09 GMT ku7j5 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17903 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17903 5x7 is my favorite as well. I'm rather a fanatic about dust in the camera or the darkroom when it comes to the Minox so my 8x10's usually come out okay with a Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:18:45 GMT 'Grif' http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17902 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17902 Not directly about 16mm, but does/will relate a bit. Back when, I had the choice of a Nikon with two lenses, or a Hasselblad with an 80 for about the same Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:18:45 GMT 'Grif' http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17901 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17901 So,,, Donald. How many lists to both of us show up on? Optics, anodizing? machining? Way too many toys ;-) so little time :-( Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:03:07 GMT xkaes@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17900 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17900 In a message dated 11/10/09 7:04:42 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, speedgraphic@... writes: I have a couple 8x10's on my desk that were taken moments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:04:25 GMT Speedy http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17899 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SUBMINI-L/message/17899 I have a couple 8x10's on my desk that were taken moments apart from the same tripod.  One was taken with a Rollei 35SE and the other with a Minox B.  You