The Jim Stone book Steve Simmons suggested is a good beginner's book. Mr. Simmons own book, Using The View Camera, is another excellent beginner's guide. It was my favorite when first starting out....
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The Jim Stone book Steve Simmons suggested is a good beginner's book. Mr. Simmons own book, Using The View Camera, is another excellent beginner's guide. It was my favorite when first starting out....
Hate to be redundant but the wife and I bought a pocket expedition from Fred along with assorted sundry items. Great service before and after the sale. Also had the pleasure of meeting Fred a few...
Santa brought me a Shen Hao HZX 45-II. Unfortunately a reindeer stepped on it during delivery and ruined it. The good news: One of Santa's elves (Jeff @ badger) replaced it immediately (FedEx 2 day),...
Perhaps they thought it was pretty. Some may like the fact it doesn't have the back movements but does have the interchangable bellows. The other possibility is old fashioned ignorance. I see people...
For woodfield cameras try thumb tacks.
Just kidding.
The model on Ebay is obviously made by Shen Hao. It has the same movements as the lower model S/H with the addition of an interchangable bellows which is not available on the lower end S/H. We all...
Rory, You might want to consider upgrading the Discovery with Arca's Telesoping Optical bench. Instead of your 12" rail. This gives you two six inch rails which slide independently on the bench. It...
Wow Hugh, nice location for your job there buddy. I'm new to LF as well. I had a medium format kit which I sold to move to 4X5. For me it seemed a natural compliment to the way I work anyway. Even...
Thanks for the replies gentlemen, it's appreciated. Pretty nifty idea too, especially when it's hard to see what's going on on the glass. Neal, thanks especially for the link, very informative.
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I'v been looking at Linhof Technika Cameras on Ebay and have read references to "Cams" which match various focal length lenses. Pardon my ignorance but what the heck are these things and what do they...
Ah good ol' Arca Swiss. I bought a Discovery a few years back and was told it would arrive in 2 weeks, 4 months later it arrived. Two years ago at the Photo Expo in NYC Arca representatives told me...