sanking
Member
I would like to provide a short review of the BlackJacket focusing cloth. I purchased the item in December and received it a few days before a trip to Mexico. During the trip to Mexico I made extensive use of the BlackJacet with my 5X7 Nagaoka, exposing over 80 sheets of film.
By nature I am a critical and skeptical person and would like to report some fault with the BlackJacket when used for composing on the ground glass, but by Jove I can not. This cloth rates about a 9.9 on my scale, where no other cloth I have every used rates much higher than 7.0. In short, the BlackJacket is, IMHO, the best focusing cloth on the market. Period. End of discussion. And did I mention how little the BlackJacket weighs?
I also found the BlackJacket to be very useful in changing film in a room that was mostly dark but with some faint light from an overhead window. I just put the holders and boxes under the cloth and used it as one might use a changing bag. The BlackJacket is not totally light tight of course so it can not be used as a regular changing bag in bright light, but in the above circumstances it worked very well.
Very hopeful that this positive report will put me at numero uno (with discount) on the list of those who are interested in a bigger BlackJacket for 7X17 and 12X20 format. I am of the opinion that one size should fit both sizes, given the adjustments built into the cloth.
Sandy
By nature I am a critical and skeptical person and would like to report some fault with the BlackJacket when used for composing on the ground glass, but by Jove I can not. This cloth rates about a 9.9 on my scale, where no other cloth I have every used rates much higher than 7.0. In short, the BlackJacket is, IMHO, the best focusing cloth on the market. Period. End of discussion. And did I mention how little the BlackJacket weighs?
I also found the BlackJacket to be very useful in changing film in a room that was mostly dark but with some faint light from an overhead window. I just put the holders and boxes under the cloth and used it as one might use a changing bag. The BlackJacket is not totally light tight of course so it can not be used as a regular changing bag in bright light, but in the above circumstances it worked very well.
Very hopeful that this positive report will put me at numero uno (with discount) on the list of those who are interested in a bigger BlackJacket for 7X17 and 12X20 format. I am of the opinion that one size should fit both sizes, given the adjustments built into the cloth.
Sandy