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    Re: Look Mom no struts!

    Wow..... some movements.... do I see another Razzle in my future???

    Dean, I actually have an old 850 Electric Eye...complete with WinkLight.... Hmmm.... wonder how well that WinkLight would work...
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    Re: Getting Excited!!

    Hell.... I'm excited and I've already owned mine for almost a year!!!

    Bart... noticed from your website that you're in the 650 area code. I'm down in Sunnyvale. If you've never seen a Razzle in...
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    Re: Getting Excited!!

    Hey Dean...
    After reading up on the steps taken to create a Razzle (included on a CD sent with the camera) I've been interested in seeing the photo-documentary of the birth. Hope you keep up the...
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    Re: Getting Excited!!

    Gratz Ash..... I've been shooting with my Razzle for almost a year now and it's a pleasure each and every time. PERFECTLY focused and calibrated, and having rented a competitor once it's more than a...
  5. Toyo 810G, 4x5 reducing back, and Polaroid holder

    Picked up a used Toyo 810G on the favorite auction site... and couldn't be happier. Finally got a lens and lensboard so I could try it out...

    Problem 1: pinholes in the corners of the bellows.......
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    First lens choice.....

    I now have a Toyo 810G winging it's way my direction, and I plan on using it in my home studio (ok..... spare bedroom) for shooting still-lifes, all for contact printing in platinum. Looking for a...
  7. Thread: ROLL CALL

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    ROLL CALL

    Every day when I'm in town..... lest frequently when I'm travelling (a lot these days)

    D.
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    More stuff you can't photograph?

    >> I went there ane set up my tripod for awhile once, hoping to get caught so I could

    >> end up in court and put an end to this shenanigan.

    Ah.... the rub is that the Lone Cypress is on...
  9. What's the equivalent lens for a cell phone?

    Actually I think any cell phone camera is more aptly equated to a Holga...... with a bad lens.
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    Tri X in San Francisco

    Hmmm..... I know they moved all of the digital over to the store on the east side of California Ave. and all the large format and film over to the west side, but I didn't realize that they weren't...
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    Processing in San Francisco

    E6 anywhere in the bay area (and IMHO anywhere in the western US), you cannot beat The New Lab www.newlab.com

    C41 is a close race between Calypso (www.calypsoinc.com) and New Lab (and I personally...
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    Care to comment on proposed lens kit?

    Ralph (et-al) - I'll take a look at that Nikkor 360T thanks for the tip.

    Dave - Not out of school.... that is in fact the lens that I'm unsure of. I'm leaning more and more to renting something...
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    Care to comment on proposed lens kit?

    Ted, My camera choice did indeed influence the choice of a telephoto lens, as the base bellows draw is just over 300mm with the base kit. There are options to go longer on the bellows, and I may...
  14. You Know, This is How I Feed My Kids... On Field Etiquette

    I was in Paris a number of years ago, touring Monet's home and garden. On the same bus was a professional photographer with his wife, both fellow americans, and I was just hacking about with my...
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    Care to comment on proposed lens kit?

    Ok, so the eternal questions always come up.... which camera, which lens, yadda-yadda-yadda. So what else in new and here we go again :-)

    After researching and much gnashing of teeth (including...
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    San Fransisco in November

    October/November is the best time of year to visit San Francisco and points nearby. Weather is traditionally the best in terms of fog, temperature and beautiful days (Summer being the worst) and the...
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    Tri X in San Francisco

    Adolph Gasser doesn't have it??? Worth a phone call anyway. I do know that Keeble and Shuchat and Bear Images down in Palo Alto (about 30 miles south) both carry it.

    Cheers, D.
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    The eternal question......

    Thanks for all the input everyone...... I've got my short-short list down to:

    Toyo VX125 -
    This one's been on my short list for a while now. Not as long a bellows draw as I'd like, but I can...
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    The eternal question......

    Thanks for your replies, and I look forward to reading more.... a couple of comments:

    Graeme:
    I'll take another look at the Ebony series and add them to my short list. In the case of this...
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    The eternal question......

    Ok, time once again for the eternal question:
    Which camera would you recommend and why?

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    Pretty much the gamut.... outdoor/day-hikes for landscape etc...
    Studio for still lifes and...
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