I took one of those “Wonderful” Indian vise’s cut the stem down put it in a Drill Press Block I had laying around used a coat hanger for the frame and a chunk of felt for the backdrop.
Works pretty good too.
Oh Yeah if any body is intrested I have a Nikon “F” with Nikor lenses and a Pentax “K1000(?)SE” with lenses for sale or trade. The Nikon is vintage 1969 the Pentax is Newer 1975;)
I like that for pictures, I have a back drop built from PVC pipes that I use for filming but may need to make me one of those for photos, especially since I have 5 or so of the old india vises lying around.
Your makin my heart go pitter-pat with that Nikon F. What a workhorse. I used one for many years shooting news photos in both civilian and military roles. I dropped it out of a helicopter about 40 feet in the air. Figured it was shot, and sold it to a newspaper guy from Fayetteville. He used the dang thing for another 10 years with no problems. I did the photojournalism/weddings/commercial thing as well. Sure miss real film, but I too, am making the transition to digital. Good luck with the sale.
Oh Yeah if any body is intrested I have a Nikon “F” with Nikor lenses and a Pentax “K1200(?)SE” with lenses for sale or trade. The Nikon is vintage 1969 the Pentax is Newer 1975;)[/QUOTE]
Hi Bill,
I have an old Nikon F that I used in the military starting in '68 then for many years there after. I like the lenses so much I had them converted from non-AI to AI so we could use them on our Nikon/Fugi digital cameras. Welcome back to photography, it can be a lot of fun and provide great memories of fishing trips, family, fishing trips, etc. <G> TIP: If you are just getting started in digital, develop a good file/storeage system BEFORE you discover you need one. It can be a real pain to develop a system after you find out you need one. I like the system built around Light Room but there are other good programs. Take care & …
