Finally Got a Field Camera!
I'm a long time DSLR photographer and have been shooting large format for the past year with a Sinar F1.
My photography involves long hikes in the high country, many time with 4000 ft elevation changes and 10+ miles of back country hiking.
Needless to say, the Sinar was starting to weigh me down.
I finally found a field camera in my price range at KEH. It is a rosewood Zone VI Wista 4x5 in excellent+ condition for $525.00.
It arrives tomorrow. I can't wait to get it up into the high country!.
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Congratulations! There is no more fun than a nice mountain trip making LF photographs. Enjoy!
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You're going to wonder why you stayed with the Sinar so long after being with the Wista for about five minutes.
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The package arrived today. It was so light, I thought that they might have forgot to pack the camera :D.
Opening the package revieled a brand new looking Wista Zone VI. It looks like it has never been used! Beautiful wood without a single scratch and perfect ground glass. The only thing that doesn't make it absolutely perfect is a couple of slight wrinkles in the bellows.
I can't believe the deal I got on this camera, $525.00. The new version goes for nearly $3000.00 at B&H.
I already shot 4 sheets through it at my shop. I just couldn't wait for the weekend to take it to the mountains.
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Beautiful camera! And at an awesome price also.
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That's a great camera. I have a somewhat later version of it, and love it.
Good shooting. ;-)
- Leigh
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Light Guru
Beautiful camera! And at an awesome price also.
I grabbed it as soon as KEH listed it, my credit card is still smoking from how fast it was taken out of my wallet ;)
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Leigh
That's a great camera. I have a somewhat later version of it, and love it.
Good shooting. ;-)
- Leigh
Thanks, I see this camera being with me for many decades.
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Dakotah Jackson
They really are pretty cameras. Now you have to find a field to use it in.
Oh, I have plenty of fields to take it in, ;). This one is 30 minutes from my house.
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Horseshoe-Park----RMNP----RB67 by Colorado CJ, on Flickr
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Fall-in-the-Park by Colorado CJ, on Flickr
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I rode up into the high country today to try out the new camera. I shot all twelve sheets I had and I'm now developing them. I'm not sure if they'll be dry enough to digitize tonight.
When I digitize them, I'll post them up. Anyway, here are a couple photos of the outing. The metal tripod will have to go. I am looking for either a reis or Berlebach wood tripod to go with the camera.
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20-July-2014-1 by Colorado CJ, on Flickr
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20-July-2014-2 by Colorado CJ, on Flickr
This elk grazed right up to me as I was sitting and taking a break, its hard work hiking around at 12,000 ft.
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20-July-2014-3 by Colorado CJ, on Flickr
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