The Horseman is a fine camera, and if you want small and lightweight it is your best choice. People sometimes put too much emphasis on range of movements and usable extreme lenses. Most landscape and...
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The Horseman is a fine camera, and if you want small and lightweight it is your best choice. People sometimes put too much emphasis on range of movements and usable extreme lenses. Most landscape and...
Michael- Sorry, I was being a wise guy about f/64. Must have gotten up on the wrong side of bed. Fact is, we all like to think the camera we have is the best solution, period. For me, a compact and...
I agree with Bob Eskridge- the Horseman metal field cameras are the most compact and light 4X5s I know of (especially the HF if you can find one) and are precise and well made. Yes, there are some...
If you shoot unfiltered color neg you need to give it at least a stop more exposure than rated speed under most artificial light. (for example I rate Fuji NPZ at 320 instead of 800). It works out...
Horseman sold their own 65mm mounted in a recessed board. Lenses below 90mm can only be used with restricted movements because of the drop-bead design. I have a 45mm mounted in a custom recessed...
I have an HF and will second the previous opinions. It's a beautifully made camera and wonderful to work with if you know it's limitations. There may be other lighter 4X5s, but I'm sure there are...
Hi David- Strange to see you lurking aming the LF photo nerds (wait a minute, I'm here too?!) I think you're lucky to have a maximum 2/3 stop dif between meters. The Sekonic 506/608 looks very...
I just switched from an Arca B1 in favor of the Linhof 3-way levelning head (hard to find, about $400 grom Badger Graphics). It's compact, precise, and VERY flexible. I use it for 4X5 field camera...
The VHR works well for macro, but with some limitations. The rail be sometimes bumps into the subject for extreme close ups, depending on the lens used. (You can get around this by inverting the...
The Horseman VH or VHR would be your lightest choice, with some minor limitaions. For wide angle work it can use a Horseman (or any brand) 65mm with minor movements, or a 45 or 47mm if you can...
I just bought one from Badger Graphic Sales in Wisconson: http://www.badgergraphic.com/ This beautifully made head has several advantages over ball heads (I sold my Arca Swiss B1 to buy it.) The...