If you're serious about using your Toyo accessories, drop me a note as I have a Toyo 23G that I'm getting ready to sell that would be perfect for architectural work (or at least it was for me until...
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If you're serious about using your Toyo accessories, drop me a note as I have a Toyo 23G that I'm getting ready to sell that would be perfect for architectural work (or at least it was for me until...
Assuming it performs similarly to the 260mm/f10 Nikkor process lens, I second the suggestion of a 240mm/f10 Nikkor process lens, provided you can find one already mounted in a shutter or are willing...
I'll double-check when I get home, but the tripod mounting block for each of my three Toyo G-series cameras has two mounting holes with bushings: A primary one positioned directly in the center of...
I have one, complete with quite a few gen-u-ine Toyo accessories, that I might be persuaded to sell now that my middle-aged eyes have gone to hell and I'm shooting 8x10 to compensate. Drop me an...
Because sticking one's head under a focus cloth is unpleasant for much of the year here in Arizona, I generally used Toyo's monocular loupe on my 23G. I wasn't able to find the vesion that was...
I can't speak for others, but my interest in the 2x3 format was driven almost solely by cost: Not only were the lenses I used less expensive than anything comparable I could buy for a 4x5, the roll...
A friend of mine bought a used Technika 4x5 (a IV, I think) to replace his Tachihara and is quite pleased with it. Other than playing around with his camera a few times, though, I have minimal...
I own a Toyo 23G and wrote the review mentioned above ... what do you need/want to know about this camera?
Although I now shoot 8x10 exclusively, I started with the 2x3 format a few years ago and have no regrets about my decision. In fact, I likewise own a Toyo 23G -- out of curiousity, what's the serial...
I don't know if the 12.5mm recessed board will be enough to allow this lens to focus at infinity or not, but if not, it might be helpful to know that Toyo did once offer a 25mm recessed lensboard and...
Since I'm also shooting "8x8" with an 8x10, I addressed this problem by simply using two strips of blue masking tape (the more expensive stuff) across the top and bottom of the ground-glass. Unlike...
I don't have my factory brochure handy at the moment, but as I recall, Toyo claims the camera weighs just over 19lbs. Mine, with a bag bellows on it, weighed 18lbs., 10oz. per the digital postage...
I likewise use a Toyo 810G in the field, but because I shoot mostly in urban areas, this usually means that I'm carrying it no more than a few blocks from the car. So far, I've been able to tolerate...
FYI, I'm using a fairly recent, factory-mounted 210mm G-Claron with my 8x10 and have observed the following: 1) To my eyes, images apprear to be sharpest when shot at f/16 and progressively less so...
BTW, when I was shooting with a Galvin several years ago, I used a Toyo monocular viewer as a focusing loupe. The magnification was only 1.5X, but it covered the whole ground-glass, which made it...
FYI, the Toyo 3.6X loupe will also work reversed and I use it that way perhaps half of the time. That said, it isn't the best performing loupe I've ever seen through, but for the money, I have no...
Run it under some hot water from the kitchen faucet, tap it on the countertop a few times, and it should then unscrew easily. ;^)
Actually, I had the same problem with my 210mm G-Claron (a great...
I can't answer whether a Super Technica III body will accomodate this lens or if you'll need a recessed lens board, but I can tell you that it will barely cover 6x9 -- mine is good for ~ 6x10, with...
You may not _need_ two lenses, Paul, but if the second lens is inexpensive enough that you can sell it without losing too much money, you might want to buy it anyway, compare it to your other one,...
Oops ... re-reading Michael's comments, I realize that I got things bass-ackward! He is indeed correct: To my knowledge, there's no adapter that will allow you to use a 110mm Toyo (Canham) lensboard...
Contrary to Michael Mutmansky's comment above, a mid-'90s vintage Toyo catalog I have does indeed have a listing for a 158mm Toyo-to-Sinar lensboard adapter. The part number is 8054 ASVG and the...
Yes, Emile, should the aperture modification prove successful, I'll definitely spread the word. Unfortunately, the person I've talked to about doing this is quite busy at the moment, so it'll likely...
Emile is correct in pointing out that these lenses aren't for everyone. While a bargain relative to their performance when used as-is -- "knife biting sharpness and resoution" sums it up quite well...
Yes, Phillipe, I'm the one. I just moved into a new house and had to give up my mindspring.com email address because we're now too far from the central office to continue with Earthlink's DSL...
While the angles of view might be identical when using a 135mm lens on 4x5 and a 270mm lens on 8x10, there's still the matter of depth of field, as Tim pointed out in his original comments.
You'll...
I recently acquired a Nikkor 260mm/F10 process camera lens via eBay to use with my 8x10 Toyo. Although it didn't come with a retaining ring (mind you, I paid just a little over $100 for it, so I'm...
If you can live without a shutter -- and I assume you can, since your other lens doesn't have one -- then you should be able to find a process lens on eBay for under $50, which is perhaps just a bit...
In my continuing efforts to shoot 8x10 color inexpensively, I recently liberated a partial box of outdated Fuji CDU that was gathering dust on a shelf at the graphic arts house where the wife of a...
I'm refurbishing a Galvin 4x5 that I bought a few years ago. The original bellows is glued into place and not interchangeable. While I could have a replacement for it made, I'd like to make the...
I second James Driscoll's suggestion. Back when I lived in the NYC area, the company I worked for had some high-end audio equipment stolen. We called all of the NYC-area audio equipment dealers we...
Are there any commercial sources for film holders that allow one to use 10"x10" aerial sheet film or aerial roll film that's been cut down to 9.5"x9.5" sheets? Reconfiguring my Toyo 810G to work...
Out of curiosity, exactly how much "technical support" does a rollfilm back require? I mean, after you've figured out how to load the film and mount the back to the camera -- both of which I assume...
Over the past summer, I scratched a long-standing itch to shoot 8x10 by acquiring a scruffy Toyo 810G with a bag bellows, five film holders, and a mint Agfa Repromaster 213mm process lens w/o a...
If you haven't already considered the Toyo rollfilm backs, you should. I used Horseman backs prior to making the switch and there was a small but noticeable improvement in film flatness, especially...
http://search1.npr.org/opt/collections/torched/wesa/data_wesa/seg_1255 22.htm is the link to the interview the NPR show "Weekend Edition" did with him a while back.
I have no experience with the 53mm Biogon but the 55mm Grandagon that I've rented from Photomark in Phoenix, AZ is definitely a great lens.
I've just turned 43 and while I own a 4x5 Galvin, I shoot most often with a Toyo 23G and rollfilm. I started using view cameras a little over 5 years ago and lately, have started feeling an urge...
For something similar, check out Mark Tucker's "plungercam" gallery at http://marktucker.com/plungercam/index.html
I have no experience in this field whatsoever but after reading the above comments, I can't help but think why not do both?
Show them your portfolio and then leave a CD behind along with some ...
I likewise own a DX700 and successfully use it under a 9lb Toyo 23G monorail camera without any problems. I have never had any problem with the quick-release setup, either. For the money, it is a...