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    Re: which lens should I go for please??

    I have a 100mm Wide Field Ektar that I have used successfully for many years. It is small, light, and inexpensive. Nothing could be sharper. Does not allow for a lot of movement but OK for front tilt...
  2. Re: Help Me Decided - 1st Monorail 4x5 - 3 options

    A SINAR NORMA is very well made, monorail, extremely flexible, and comes with a graflok back. I break mine down to travel in a backpack, and reassembly takes about two minutes flat. You can't find...
  3. Thread: Tripod help!

    by jwanerman
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    Re: Tripod help!

    I use a Linhof 003333 tripod that I purchased used on ebay for $179. It weighs about 7 1/2 pounds and is rated to support 27 pounds. I have used it successfully with both my Wisner trandtional 4x5...
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    Re: Looking for advice

    I have a used Sinar A-1 in excellent condition that will be up for sale. The price is $ 300 + shipping to your location. I can email you photos if you are interested.
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    Re: Artar 300 mm for portrait?

    I have a 270mm Red Dot Artar that I have used on my SINAR Norma for both landscape and portrait work. It gives a wonderful perspective, excellent sharpness, and a certain hard to define creamy...
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    Re: Grafmatic - Eddie Gunks video

    One thing that I have noticed over the years is that when pointed downwards toward a subject, the Grafmatic will not let the exposed septum fall down below the unexposed ones, requiring a...
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    Re: Thoughts on wood tripods

    I think that design and craftsmanship are far more important than materials. I currently use a Linhof Twin Shank tripod that I bought used on Ebay for $ 179. It has been rock solid for my Wisner...
  8. Re: What discontinued product do you miss the most?

    I agree with rjphill: I really miss Bergger 4x5 200 film. Great exposure latitude, straight line H&D curve, developed well in HC110 or Rodinal.
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    Re: Backpacking Kardan Suoer Color

    I backpack a SINAR Norma for several miles at at time. I love the versatility of the monorail in the field. My key to success is DECONSTRUCTION. The SINAR norma is a modular camera, and is...
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    Re: Sinar Rodenstock Sinaron S MC 150mm

    I have owned this lens in its identical Caltar branding since 1988. It has always performed beautifully, both in 4x5 mode and with a 6x9 rollfilm back.It is used mostly for landscapes.
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    Re: Show off your camera!

    gorgeous!
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    Re: Monorails in the field

    I successfully use a Sinar Norma 4x5 in an Osprey Atmos 35 2300 cu in backpack. Although the camera can be carried assembled, I find that deconstruction has worked well for me. I leave the rail clamp...
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    Re: Rodenstock-Ysarex 150mm 4.5 ??

    I use he 210mm Ysarex on my Wisner and SINAR Norma cameras on a regular basis. It is a Tessar design with a Lanthinum element. No complaints, it is a great lens.
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    Re: What's in your 4x5 Lens kit?

    100mm Kodak wide field ektar, 150mm sironar-n, 210mm Rodenstock Ysarex, 10 3/4" Red dot artar, all on Wisner boards. I'm having an adapter made by S.K. Grimes to use these lenses on my SINAR Norma.
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    Re: Lens recommendation for 4X5

    I have used a Caltar IIN 150mm F:5.6 on my Crown Graphic and Wisner Traditional for about 20 years. It is made by Rodenstock and is much cheaper on the used market. This lens gives about 215mm of...
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    Re: What was your first lens?

    1988 150mm Caltar ( Rodenstock ) IIN, purchased new. I have used it on my Crown Graphic, Wisner Traditional and Sinar Norma, and have no plans to switch at that focal length. It is...
  17. Re: When will you give up large format and switch completely to digital?

    I'll die grasping a grafmatic.
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    Re: A good backpack for a 4x5 field camera?

    I have an older Kelty Redwing that I have used for about 20 years, and a newer Osprey Atmos 35 for my Wisner 4x5 traditional and my newer ( for me ) Sinar Norma 4x5. The Osprey is very lightweight...
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    Sinar Norma questions

    I have two questions about the Sinar Norma camera:

    1. Are all Norma 4x5 backs spring backs, or are some graflok and some spring?

    2. Normal in English = Normal in German. Does the name " Norma "...
  20. Thread: Which 150mm?

    by jwanerman
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    Re: Which 150mm?

    I have used a Caltar 150mm ( nee Rodenstock-N ) F: 5.6 since I purchased it new in 1988. So far, the lens and copal shutter have performed flawlessly. Both Rodenstock and Nikon products at this focal...
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    Re: Red Dot Dagor?

    The lens reads Dagor, It is Swiss made, but has a RED dot. I have a 10 3/4" Red Dot Artar which is a great performer. Perhaps the gold dot was painted over in red!
  22. Re: Another thank-you to Carol at Flutot's Camera Repair

    Carol serviced my 101mm Optar. It came back working perfectly, and has performed flawlessly for over one year. Great communication, friendly service.
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    Red Dot Dagor?

    I have seen listed on Ebay a RED DOT Dagor, made in Switzerland, serial # 2002498. It is in a Copal #1 shutter which has aperture scales that seem to be from a convertable Symmar. I am suspicious of...
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    Re: CLA for Universal Synchro Shutter

    Try Carol Miller at Flutots. She did a great Job on my 101mm optar and loves old shutters.
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