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Dear Arca-Swiss...Its almost 5 months, and I have received nothing! Zip, Nada, nothing!

I think you got to pull your act together. March 6 to August 4, is a looooonnnnngggg time for mail to be...

Hi Kevin...thanks for sharing that bit. I still haven't received anything from them. Last week, customer service from Arca Swiss did send me an email asking if I had received their mail...I replied...

The Super Angulon published image circle of 110mm is at full aperture of f/5.6, at f/22 it is 166mm. This is according to the Schneider Kreuznach flyer I received from Schnieder.

ciao

Ellis, I would ask Singapore Post or Swiss Post or the appropriate mail people, if Arca gave me a tracking number for their supposedly 3 packages...I wonder if it really left Switzerland?

Well...its March 29...and still no sign of Arca-Swiss' "numerous" catalog mailouts.

Does it really take more than 3 weeks for a package from Switzerland to Singapore?

Here are the specifications of the Schneider Super Angulon 47mm f/5.6 XL

angle of view: 98 deg Image circle in mm: 110 full aperture angle of view: 120 deg Recommended format size: 65x90

The...

Hi,

Would you recommend any used LF dealers in Europe? Of particular interest would be those located in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, France or UK. Would appreciate recommendations of reputable,...

Dear Arca-Swiss:

I appreciate that you have shipped the catalogs. But nobody in Arca Swiss took the trouble to tell me that you have...and I have been making enquiries by email since late...

Dear Bob,

why do you say I am trying the hard way?

I don't live in the US, hence the title. It seems nobody, even manufacturers included...I can understand geographically bound distributors...

Hi Friends,

I don't know if other LF photographers have the same problems, I am trying to st art out on LF, but I have great difficulty getting the manufacturers and/or mail order houses to send...

Would appreciate information on these lenses:

Ziess Planar 100mm f/2.8 typically used at $695.

Schneider Xenon 50mm f/2 typically used at $500.

or Wollensak 75mm f/1.9 typically used at...

Hi,

In considering a new/used large format camera, how important are yaw-free base t ilts?

As I am new on this format (information gathering stage before purchasing one), my understanding of...

Dear Bob,

Thank you for your response. The information on the Rodenstock APO Macro Sironar was gathered from B&H's site

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/photo/large/lenses/macsironarn.html

I do...

Thanks Michael.

Long bellows would be a great problem. I know this would cause extremely long exposures, especially if I need f/64 to get good DOF.

Would you think a Rollei SL66 (with 8 deg...

I am begining to consider LF, having used the 35mm format for more than a decade . My current system is built around the Canon EOS.

I am considering a 4X5 camera. Primary intention is to do macro...