Photographic blackout blanket ,,,,,
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Posted 25/05/2023 - 00:14
100% black cotton, two layers and a couple of elastic bands, Im sure you have an old Motörhead or AC DC teeshirt or two in black, cut em up and improvise but don't grow a moustache or you might end up impersonating that fellow Sherif Ali, you know the one he kept calling the other fellow Awernce 
, they wear cotton for a reason
, they wear cotton for a reason
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Posted 25/05/2023 - 08:25
Or if you want to spend money, Intrepid sell nice colured ones for their field cameras, or there are similar on ebay for less. I have a nice blue one and a bright red one! (both double thickness with black liner)
Pentax film, Q/Q7 and K3iiiM user
Pentax film, Q/Q7 and K3iiiM user
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Posted 25/05/2023 - 09:13
Speedgraphic.co.uk sells one, search their website for focusing cloth. 1.2m square, black on one side, red on the other, weighted corners. £48 but must be good value cos it's "Made in England from 100% top quality cotton".
Or perhaps creative application of velcro strips to the bath towel and weights on the corners would stop it sliding off.
Steve
Or perhaps creative application of velcro strips to the bath towel and weights on the corners would stop it sliding off.
Steve
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Posted 30/05/2023 - 10:30
Wouldn't a simple hood for the screen be more practical? Plenty around for £20 or less.
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Posted 30/05/2023 - 22:47
I tried hoods. I just get a face full of sun, my eyes stream and I can't see anything at all. Now I've seen them on E bay I will get the sewing machine out and visit the local bazaar to buy some cotton fabric.
Both the *istDS and the K5 are incurably addicted to old glass
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Both the *istDS and the K5 are incurably addicted to old glass
My page on Photocrowd - link
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davidwozhere
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Anyone know if there is a supplier of those old fashioned black sheets that the photographer hides beneath while focusing on the ground glass screen? I use a bath towel to keep light and reflections off the rear screen when using live view but it slides off quite readily.
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