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This August I was on top of a mountain in Scandinavia, stuck in deep snow, heavy storm, freezing temperatures and literally almost zero sight: You could not see your own traces in the snow, although...

Wow, this thread has gone amok in a way. I think it started about day hikes and such.

On day hikes, even north of the Arctic circle in the wilderness, I might not always take everything from that...

hiking back-country with map and compass for 20 years now. never saw a reason to take a GPS with me.

In particular since a GPS needs batteries, and if you are really off the beaten tracks you...

Thanks! Looks like it could be a good alternative indeed! Will check if they are available somewhere.

Thanks, from the US it can be a pain, with extra tax/customs and also shipping is more expensive ans slow.
From the UK things are simple, within Europe there is no customs, and shipping is not...

Thank you all for your valuable replies!

I actually decided against the camera I found on ebay.

(So right now I am more likely to decide for Tachihara/Osaka or Wista.)

but those choices are twice the weight of the toho... so I guess I am looking for a 2nd hand toho ;)

Hi everyone,

since my plan for this year is to venture into LF, I thought I better register at this forum :)

I have some film experience in my dark past, but never really tried LF. in recent...

Hi,
I am new to this forum, and from Europe where it seems sometimes hard to get lightweight wooden field cameras.

Currently I am looking for a 4x5 similar to the Tachihara (which also appears...