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smieglitz · Feb 10, 2006

I have a couple old Graflex studio cameras that I've made end tables from by cutting some 1/4" thick sheet glass to serve as tabletops.

But now for the coffee table, a 36" f/4 lens I'd bet Jim Galli doesn't even have.

Joe

bobfowler · Feb 10, 2006

smieglitz said:
I have a couple old Graflex studio cameras that I've made end tables from by cutting some 1/4" thick sheet glass to serve as tabletops.

But now for the coffee table, a 36" f/4 lens I'd bet Jim Galli doesn't even have.

Joe

One bad thing about having his & hers PCs next to each other is that when I start drooling over lenses like that, my wife can reach over and turn off my monitor...

jimgalli · Feb 10, 2006

End tables! My wife will be so pleased. I'll tell her it was your idea. Can't take credit where it's not due. BTW I dug down to the plate holder today and will post it tomorrow. Make sure you give the crane service a little advanced notice when you need to unload that lens. Better re-inforce the floor first. jg

smieglitz said:
I have a couple old Graflex studio cameras that I've made end tables from by cutting some 1/4" thick sheet glass to serve as tabletops.

But now for the coffee table, a 36" f/4 lens I'd bet Jim Galli doesn't even have.

Joe

raucousimages · Feb 11, 2006

I like the end table idea. Maybe I can get a couple of deardorf's and tell my wife they are just book ends. So far I just use worn out or broken film holders as pisture frames.

Frank Petronio · Feb 11, 2006

pictures PLEASE

rbarker · Feb 11, 2006

Gee, I wonder if the front standard of my Toyo 810G would support that.

The lens would certanly make for a good conversation piece as the base for a coffee table, but wouldn't the 200 pound weight reduce the convenience of moving the furniture around?

epatsellis · Feb 11, 2006

Ralph,
My wife used to rearrange nearly every other week, I found the solution to it. when we build our entertainment center (prior to our home theater) I built it out of 3/4" ply, damn thing weighed about 600 lbs, same thing when she wanted a new table, solid oak legs and stringers, nearly 4x8 mdf top (black finish). The table tops the scales at about 150 lbs, I've weaned her of that habit.

erie

smieglitz · Feb 11, 2006

jimgalli said:
End tables! My wife will be so pleased. I'll tell her it was your idea. Can't take credit where it's not due...

And don't forget the rolling lightstands with the 1950s huge studio reflectors. Plenty of light to read by, no more seasonal affective disorder, and the squirrels can't get around it.

Joe

paul ewins · Feb 12, 2006

I have a couple of broken Pentax 6x7s that I have turned into book ends: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~pentaxmx/6x7/images/bookends/bookends.jpg

It's one way to salvage something from a buying error. (i.e. never buy a 6x7 with a winder problem).

Dan Fromm · Feb 12, 2006

smieglitz said:
I have a couple old Graflex studio cameras that I've made end tables from by cutting some 1/4" thick sheet glass to serve as tabletops.

But now for the coffee table, a 36" f/4 lens I'd bet Jim Galli doesn't even have.

Joe

Joe, I've seen the very lens. White elephant doesn't begin to describe it. Roger had it standing on end with chairs around it; on seeing it for the first time the words "coffee table" entered my little mind with no prompting. But since it will work as a coffee table its much more useful than the 400/1.5 Zeiss monster one of my neighbors bought last year. At vast expense too, of course.

Cheers,

Dan

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