The old version of Linhof Kardan Color in 8x10 is probably the most stable there is. This one uses a 50mm or so heavy gauge STEEL monorail and have very strong U-standards of heavy castings. It is...
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The old version of Linhof Kardan Color in 8x10 is probably the most stable there is. This one uses a 50mm or so heavy gauge STEEL monorail and have very strong U-standards of heavy castings. It is...
for 8x10 & heavy camera, I would personally never have used a ball-head: I tried the combination of my Sinar P/P2 with 8x10 conversion set atop the B1 I used to have, and it were SCARY to try to keep...
If you are working solely with B&W, you probably don't need the precision that the sinar-copal shutter gives you, with precisely timed speeds from 1/60 - 8 sek. Thus, if the "instant" 1/10 sec and...
Thanks for interesting info, Donald!! I have never thought about that myself, even though I have tinkered a lot with optics. With heaps of homeless enlarger lenses around, this may be a very fine...
If you don't fint what you want in processing lab,s, home processing of C41 is the easiest things around, being in fact both faster & less operations than ordinary b & w developement... I use Nova...
agree with scott, very hard to go wrong on that set, even when not knowing what glass is in the set... the 8x10 Sinar Norma backs is about the most stable 8x10 I have seen on any monorail, and is...
I use the norma 5x7 and also have a 4x5 changing set for it. An incredible camera, not its construction - being a standard u-frame design save for the base tilt (but not yaw free) and having rather...
Agree with John: if You allready have a view camera & selection of lenses + other equipment, why don't you just buy a $$ 150-250 chrown graphic, remount a few lenses for the trip, & shoot handheld...
Hmmmm. General advice for ordinary heavy LF cameras is the excellent Gitzo 570/1570 low profile 3-way head. However, for superb stability & no chance og the camera trying to kill you when you loosen...
I have so far preferred using chrome (and preferably Velvia) for scenics when situations allows (this film have narrow exposure toleranses, not the best to use when lighting condition is difficult to...
The groundglass panels: the frames with groundglass-window, have more or less the same size as they are to cover the space of a 4"x5" sheet film holder when seated in viewing position, however, the...
hmmmmmm - if You do not allready own a Sinar P or P2, stay off the Sinar P/P2 conversion set as You are likely to find that the other part You will need, the Sinar P rear standard bearer (the "P rear...
I have only good experiemces with the accuracy of the sinar-copal shutters, using them for exposing chromes mostly and being utterly satisfied with their function and - most important - freedom to...
If You need shutters up to approx 3" (don't remember) it's hard to beat the Sinar Copal as You can have this precision 8 sec to 1/60 sec rear shutters for a few hundred $$ these days. If You need...
Juuuust outside Your range, but I have to tell that my Fuji 250mm 6.3 (newer version, but with smaller image circle than the 6,7 I belive) is about the sharpest lens I have ever had, producing...
As noted before, 300mm is a long lens on a tech, and the benefit of being able to use the built in rangefinder is probably not that much if You anyhow have to reframe - everything done on a tripod....
It will probably be nearly spot (only 10% difference in FL) on when assemblied on the 135mm's shutter, as the difference of focal lengths here is the smallest. The 200mm will be about 1/3 stop away,...
The technika 70 is valued (by collectors probably) way to much in my opinion. Lots of movements but quite heavy, not able to use generic RF holders, but needs it own hard-to-find-expensive super...
Horseman manefactured at some time a tele-extender for its view lenses. Robert White of London have one for sale, at least until recently (used or old stock, I belive), and KEH - Atlanta have...
Hello Sanders.
I have previously experienced antihalo-problems when trying to develope 8x10 ektachrome in a Jobo print-tank (which obviously did not permit enough washing on base side of film),...
When I had my ATL 3000 (now sold to fellow LF photographer up at Tromso), I used the very big (up to 10x12" and have 4 chambers) 3004 drum to process 8 sheets 5x7" each run. Prior to inserting in...
When Sweedish engineer Andre dissappeared on his baloon flight in the arctic, north of Spitsbergen, he and his fellows brought with them camera & film (B & W of couse - this is nearly 100 years...
Hello Ron. I use a Sinar Norma as my 5"x7" camera, and can nothing but recommend it highly: very portable for a monorail when front & rear standard (bellows in place) as sandwich is placed in...
The tech III used angulon 90/6.8 as standard widest lens of the standard camera-set (90, 150 & 240) . Used at infinity, I belive You have to use the drop-bed facility to avoid getting the baseboard...
Unfortunately - Linhof uses the Kardan-designation on all it's monorails, and the color-designation as added name on some of those again.... - as Kardan Color or Color Cardan or whatever.....Bob...
You can get incredible sharp pictures with LF-added movements with a top quality Canon DSLR & T/S lens, as You can with a RZ67 with digi back & the tilt/shift converter, as You can with a Fuji 680GX...
hello & welcome to vintage LF in a big way! You have got interesting lenses there, espesially since all (?) of the schneiders are in what you call "Linhof" synchro-compur's. The writing "linhof" is...
not that I know of: processing times for P-30 is way slower than RA-4 & the obsolete EP-2 color-neg-paper (and the Ektachrome 3000 process is obsolete I belive?). However, with b & w paper chemistry,...
Thanks alot for info! The old 120/8 is pretty rare, I belive, but the 90/5.6 much more common, so I guess there is people out who could use this one.
Hello!
Cleaning the closet for odd LF stuff to help ebay along (....), a large Schneider centre filter aquired in a trade-deal is on it's way off. But I have a problem of with this one, as I do not...
all movements (except swing & base tilt) on the sinar P rides on straight or curved nylon-rods that separate metal surfaces. Old lube makes the mechanism sticky. All the nylon rods are simply secured...
I found one of the 5"x7" versions of these inexpensively (less than $$ 400 with short & long bellows, original compendium, twin rails etc. etc. ) in Norway some time ago, and got good help from Mr...
I don't quite get it: when you lift the red handle, the shutter shall close completely due to the four big black metal leafs forming the shutter slidning inn from all sides & closing the shutter...
You have of cource lifted the red metal-handle on upper left hand side of the shutter to the upper position to close the shutter before activating the mechanism? In lower position - never activate...
Do certainly not wash the film to remove the stabilizer before drying! This bath is also a hardening bath in addition to its effect as stabilizing & wetting agent, so let it run of an appropriate...
Nowadays 90% 5"x7" chromes (oh - really "half-plate" 4 3/4" x 6 1/2" ) as long as my current supply of velvia last, 10% 4"x5", color-neg & trannies. A 8"x10" is to be ready again this month & be put...
Since you like the ann. speed graphic, the closest up in the row of cameras with more movements would be the Super or Super Speed graphics. These rotating-back - much more movements -...
The F1 have a relatively flimsy front standard (plastic + slim metal buckle for fastening around rail), and is the weakest of all sinars when it comes to stability (save for the odd Sinar...
It is certainly a useful approach, but only if You do some planning ahead. I got a roll (short end - but in aerial photo speaking - that were about 15 meter or so....) of 9 1/2" Agfa Avipan 200. A...
You have the complete manual for the Sinar F here: http://yandr.50megs.com/sinar/f/f.htm HereYou will find the calculator explained as well as the important (but many don't seems to know) and very...