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I agree with you: I have to take the simplest way.

In the darkroom I use, there are some tanks with hangers. Do you think that could be also a good solution for beginner?

Thanks.

Many thanks for your encouragements. I absolutely won't give up LF. And I will try again.

I will definitively give a look at the Spearman SP-445.
Do you have advices on MOD54 used in Paterson...

Hello everybody,
I've tried last week my Sinar F2 for the first time, with four sheets. And I've finished with four failures!
3 of the failures come from exposure errors due to, probably:

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Finally, after many hours of research, reading, thinking, talking with myself and my banker (:-) ), I arrive to the last list of choices.
I've discarded Manfrotto. This is not really what I want....

I've just received my Sinar Pan/tilt head. The base has a diameter of 75mm (around 3"). But on this base there is a smaller piece of diameter 55mm (around 2") receiving the screw to be fixed on the...

I think I will follow your advice.
If I can summarize what I've read on this forum and others, Manfrotto 055 series Carbon and Berlebachs are the ones that come often. Gitzos are definitely out of...

From Canada unfortunately it's not so easy to find a Ries; and shipping from US is expensive.
I've found these used tripods for less than 300USD : Feisol CT3441T, Manfrotto 190CXPRO4, Gitzo 1349...

It looks like the legs used for theodolite. I have already read someone modified one to put a camera on it.

Finally, I've just bought a Sinar Pan tilt head.
Now, I read again all your advices for the tripod.
First, once my head will be there, I will go to a local shop to try various tripods to be sure...

The guy, who sold me the Sinar, used it on a TiltAll Original. Pan/tilt head is built-in, and it supports 44 lbs. It not as heavy as many alu tripod. It has same dimension as Berlebach.
And I read...

This is the same kind advice as Alan Gales, and It convinces me about tripod (maybe Berlebach) with leveling head.

I'm agree with you about patience, but my I'm eager to learn to use my Sinar :-)

Thanks for the idea. I will think about.

Yes, Berlebach with leveling head is one of my top list. I don't know if the 8 series (863) is enough with only 22lbs of max load. Else, the 2 series (262) supports more load around 33 lbs. I will...

Hello,

Just owner of a Sinar F2, and beginner in large format, I am looking for a tripod.
The Sinar has a 90mm installed. On the rail, I have the 411.21 clamp, which accepts 1/4 "threads, and has...