@ OP, I looked into doing this a few years back, and found lots of good advice on this forum. I tried 2 (almost 3) of the suggestions you've already been provided with above. My experiences were as...
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@ OP, I looked into doing this a few years back, and found lots of good advice on this forum. I tried 2 (almost 3) of the suggestions you've already been provided with above. My experiences were as...
Umm, yep. All pretty convincing arguments.
And now that i think of it, these factors were still relevant when I was working as a newspaper stringer in the late 1990s. And that was cropping...
Well, you never know, I could end up switching back to Graflex myself one day. But the main problem for me with the Crown was that I couldnt easily switch between lenses mid-shoot (would have to...
Ah, ok, makes more sense now.
And that thread was very interesting. Doesnt make any difference as you've sold the camera now anyway, but might have sold it even quicker if you'd linked that in the...
Yeah, even if true, this just further convinces me that I should always try to avoid as many xray scans as possible as, if the damage is accumalitive (as evidence suggests), then a couple of extra...
This has not been my experience. Amsterdam totally happy to hand inspect when I've been through. Frankfurt too. Italian airports are always a battle, and usually one I've lost in the end, but not...
I flew through SFO last week with 15 boxes of 4x5 Portra. There are notices everywhere saying something like "our x-ray scanners are film-safe up to 800 iso, but if you want your film inspected by...
Surely that's against ebays rules?
Or perhaps you meant "trawled"?
The one bit of the camera I am 100% sure I will never, ever use. Can I have my Travelwide now please?
That was kind of a joke...
yeah, I just checked their prices, and they charge ¥2,000 (about $20) more than Yodobashi, BIC etc. charge for a box 4x5 Fuji NS. At that price I'll be better off asking friends in Japan to go buy me...
thanks everyone, checking out your leads...
Anyone know anywhere it can be bought in the US?
Or a dealer in Japan that ships overseas?
Thats a shame, as I've always purchased from Yodobashi when I've been in Japan and could really do with ordering quite a few boxes of 4x5 Fuji 160 NS from somewhere affordable. Anyone know of a...
Thanks Corran and Bob. Not made any decision yet so the info is useful.
Thanks, model noted. Will keep looking.
Yeah, I very much doubt there's any real demand for these new now. But I also would have imagined that the lack of demand would mean there'd be plenty of...
"Each time I visit the 'bay, I remember that recommendation and look for the long Wista for you. Frankly, I am mystified. Did they make it so long ago for just a little while"
Thanks, that's very...
Thanks. The brace sounds more practical. But thinking about the weight that's in my camera case already I'd probably go for the 500mm over the 600mm in the end anyway tbh
Btw, I seem to remember...
Ah yes, the manual. Ooops :o
Anyway, thats good news. As a 500 is quite a long lens.
Thanks for explaining about the Nikkor sets. It actually suits me better that I wouldnt have to pay for 3...
Thanks but I really hate cropping.
Though that's more because it totally changes composition than because of the loss of resolution (though that too).
Hey thanks,
I dont actually know what FFD I have on my camera (and google doesnt seem to know either). Do you think the 500mm combination might work on a Tech V?
I'd come to the conclusion...
Thanks, I hadn't thought of that.
Though its always possible that 40 feet was already with the back extended.
Either way though, that Fujinon 450c costs way more than I paid for any of the...
Thanks again.
I'm on the other side of the world right now so phoning sounds like a slightly costly option. But really, thanks for the offer.
I also found this suggestion:
"I don't want to...
I found this elsewhere on LF:
"Another option, as already noted, is an extension board for a standard, non-telephoto 360mm. I use a Wista extension board to mount a Fujinon 450mm on my present...
Thanks Bob, very helpful.
Probably wouldnt be worth my while bothering to buy another lens just to get 60mm more than the 300 I already have, but a 400 would be good if I can find the Nikon you...
I'd like to get a really long lens to use with my Tech V 4x5. But I don't want to be messing around with changing anything on the camera itself. I think I read somewhere that the longest lens that...
I dont know about anyone else, but I bought the Israeli viewfinder specifically for the travelwide and thus it's been sitting in a draw since it arrived. So couldnt comment on its accuracy.
Are...
In the end I risked forcing the screw and was lucky enough to get it to move before it became totally impossible to get any grip with a screwdriver (but I was really living dangerously, if it...
Yep, those screws. I think they are actually two ends of the same screw.
Will need two screwdrivers I guess, one on each side. This was one thing I actually had Linhof repair, as one screw was so...
Quite normal in this part of the world, I assure you ;)
Thanks again!
I think there actually was a similar information sheet sent back with my camera...
...unfortunately I don't speak German :(
100% correct. That's why I'm on here.
The Linhof delaer in this part of the world doesnt even bother replying to email, hence why I sent it to Munich.
I was so excited when I read this, because I've always moved the bed by keeping those two tabs pressed, not pressing and releasing. So I wanted to kiss you haha, so sure was I that this was the...
Ok, this is getting a little advanced for me now, as I've never understood what flange focal length means (and never previously needed to), but if it turns out to be the only way to solve the problem...
This sounds like a promising lead. Too late here now to look at it, but will investigate tomorrow. Thanks a lot.
They do.
And even if they didnt, one would assume that a technician installing infinity stops would have noticed this and have brought it to my attention.
From your description of the calibration process, it seems clear that if the lens is damaged or faulty in some way, this could have only occurred post-calibration.
Hi Bob, thanks for your continuing help.
Actually I think I did specifically mention Linhof Munich at some point, but my apologies if not. The camera was given a total service, 2 lenses cammed,...
Hello again.
yes, I guess it's possible that the front and back of the lens do not match, as I've never used this lens before (but I bought it in Japan, where in general I find dealers to be...
Velcro working well for me. Thanks.
Sadly however, I've come to the conclusion that the problems I'm having with focusing are not entirely down to my own stupidity. At 10-15 feet, the 125, 150...
:)
None of which are of particular concern to me (though I can sympathize re. wife's garden)