Monorails make excellent studio portrait cameras. Plenty of bellows draw for head or head and shoulder shots!
Just get a lens board that converts to Technika style boards and you can easily swap...
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Monorails make excellent studio portrait cameras. Plenty of bellows draw for head or head and shoulder shots!
Just get a lens board that converts to Technika style boards and you can easily swap...
Hi John, sorry for the interruption but I tried to respond to your PM but it says your box is full and you need to empty part of it. ;)
Now back to original scheduled programming, Caffenol...
I looked at your website that Bernice posted. I fully agree with Bernice that a 210 should fit what you do now.
I used to have a Tachihara with a 13" belows draw. I could do head and shoulder...
Penguins stay still for periods of time. I shot some at the zoo with a 35mm camera. You could use a Crown or Speed Graphic so you don't have to use a tripod.
Welcome to the forum. You will learn a lot here and make some new friends as well. We are glad to have you! :cool:
Yeah, I guess you are probably right. Things sure have changed since your camera was made!
So Campy, there are a lot of tourist spots in Boston. Set the camera up at one and charge a penny a picture. You will be rich in no time! :rolleyes:
Well, we understand why she is your ex girlfriend! ;)
Shooting 8x10 is a lot of fun. Composing an image on that big ground glass is a joy. Welcome to the forum. We are glad to have you!
If you sell enough on eBay you learn what the going prices are. Occasionally, someone will pay too much or something sells for too low but most of the times items sell for the normal "eBay" price at...
I always tease Drew Wiley about not using his head! ;) Myself, I always use my head. Well, at least on my tripod.
Drew prefers his Ries without a head. I like my double tilt head.
A really nice cable release? If buying new, try the Gepe cloth covered ones. Not cheap but worth the money.
Prontors are also very nice but you have to find them on the used market.
Why just...
Toyo 45CF cameras are few and far between. Lately, I've seen prices higher than the Toyo 45A and 45All. The 45A and 45All are more capable but weigh more.
If considering the metal Toyo 45A or...
I own the Fujinon W 250mm f/6.7 lens. I paid close to $300 for mine and I've since seen them go for as low as $250 or even less. I think this has to do with their age. They are excellent lenses and a...
Tripods are like cameras. A personal choice. What is right for one person is wrong for the next. It's fun arguing though! ;)
Oh, and The Rolling Stones are still better than the Beatles!
If you are looking for wood, then I recommend Ries or Berlebach. I've owned both but prefer Ries for the leg locks and the double tilt heads. Both have excellent customer service whether you buy new...
Welcome to the forum, Martin!
You are going to fit right in here. There are a lot of people on the forum who do alternative process. Your input will be welcomed!
Alan
Just a warning, large format pinhole can be a gateway drug. Pretty soon you will try a lens and then you will be an addict like the rest of us! ;)
Welcome to the forum.
Cambo/Calumet made lens boards that adapted to Technika style boards. I've owned some back when I was selling photo equipment on eBay. Unfortunately, I've sold them all.
Why don't you advertise...
When I started in 35mm a lot of people I knew owned tripods but left them at home or in the trunk of their car because they didn't like carrying them.
A light tripod in the hand is worth two...
You make a good point, Drew. There are lenses that are in smaller shutters that do have quite a bit of coverage. I guess like Bernice said, it all depends upon what the designer's image goal needs...
Just to add to Bernice and Len...
Besides largest maximum aperture, the amount of coverage the lens produces affects it's design too. A 300mm lens that produces a large enough image circle to...
I use a Ries J100 with double tilt head for my Wehman 8x10. It's more like a platform than a head and is very sturdy. I wouldn't consider a ball head myself but to each their own.
Ries is...
Welcome to the forum, Karl!
Since you are a Nikon fan, there are some great sharp and contrasty Nikkor large format lenses available to use on your Toyo!
Alan
Home made chocolate chip cookies are the best. They beat store bought hands down!
As for lenses, I'd be more concerned with max aperture or focal length over brand name.
Faster lenses are...
Just keep your toes out of the developer. It does funny things to your toenails. ;)
I own a Mamiya 220f, and I used to shoot Nikon DSLR's for Fastpitch softball back when my daughter pitched. I...
Yeah, most of us are pretty decent. You just have to watch out for that Tin Can fella. ;)
Just joking. Tin Can is cool!
Welcome to the forum, Barrister. We're glad you decided to join. You will...
Boy, John, you really know how to open a can of worms. ;) Best portrait lens is so subjective. Read this from our home page to see what I mean.
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I used to own a Sinar P and used it on a Ries head. I had to crank it down really tight to keep the camera from spinning on the head. Drew is right about the Sinar heads. They have a pin on them to...
Ask all the questions you want, Steve. This is the place for it. There are a lot of knowledgeable photographers here to help. I know I've sure learned a lot since I joined. :)
We are glad to have...
I'm lovin' it! ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca5S85mhFbE
Great idea!
They look great to me!
After I bought my first shutter speed tester I started listing the actual speeds of my lens shutters on my eBay auctions. My lenses started selling for less money even when the shutters were accurate...
And it's Kerry, not Terry. :)
http://www.thalmann.com/largeformat/lightwei.htm
Put in the add that cosmetically the lenses look excellent with great clarity and no fog, coating marks or scratches. I have no way of professionally testing the lens shutters but they sound...
Welcome to the forum. You will learn a lot here. I know I did! :)
Do not have your lens shutters CLA'd before you sell them. You will never recoup the costs.
Recently CLA'd lenses do bring a little more money and then only if you include the paper work from the...
I'm an Avedon fan but to each their own.
Like Ricky Nelson said, "Ya can't please everyone so you got to please yourself"! :cool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th_LYyRhRlE
PB Blaster is the go to for stuck nuts and bolts on an automobile. It works better than anything else. PB Blaster is mostly naphtha and petroleum oil.
Hello, Rafa.
My wife's ex-husband met a really nice lady over the internet. They ended up getting married, so he move to Spain to live with her in Madrid. He loves it there with all the history...