zeiss ikon ercona

[maxcastle]

Good evening Need help on this camera. I have twice tried taking pictures with it, the first time i ended up with the pictures overlapping, which apparently has to do with the two windows at the back, the numbers should be read in the second window. I did this and got good quality negatives. The problem however is that the local lab can't print them without losing a large part of the picture. They can do other medium format but not this. I know i could get the negatives scanned but that kind of defeats the purpose. Is there any way around it?

[Attila]

Your local lab may either can't handle well his software or just ignorant, if they can scan 6x6 format I think they must scan 6x9 too.
Workaround is another lab or DIY scan by your self.

[maxcastle]

[Attila]

[Nesster]

These days for 'real' prints not many carry 6x9 negative carriers - most likely they are giving you 6x7?

[maxcastle]

[Attila]

yes, loo on picture you can see a 6x4,5 mask

http://www.flickr.com/photos/s-demir/5130595251/

you have to make similar but 6x6, put a rollfilm back paper into camera roll it and look, make a temporary frame and figure out what is best size position and look counter where is the right position. Basically that is it.

[Nesster]

Oh - I was talking about the enlarger masks...

As to the mask for the camera, I found a couple of pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/culturesponge/5655873753/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/culturesponge/5656451644/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/culturesponge/5656456020/

To me this looks similar to the Moskva mask, you might be able to buy one, or make one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/s-demir/4796078862/

[iangreenhalgh1]

Black cardboard, the masks are just thin metal, just make one from black cardboard, a bit of hot melt glue or double-sided sticky tape to hold it in place.

[maxcastle]

Thanks Guys, will try it out!