4x5 inch vs 9x12 cm film question

[rado]

Thank you so much for the guiding. Still thinking, but I think I will go with it.

[karl french]

The Technika V is a great camera. Better than a Master if ask me. And yes, you will see some vignetting with a Tech V and 4x5 film. It's more pronounced with long lenses than wide angles. Either way, it's not a big deal.

[Liquid Artist]

Freestyle does handle 9x12 film, although you are presently limited.
http://www.freestylephoto.biz/category/1-Film?attr[]=1-49
However I imagine you can special order some Ilford. They do special cuts once a year or so.

[towolf]

Karl, there is no vignetting.

But the problem with 75mm is that it is very tricky to make the lid not appear in the frame, especially in vertical orientation. You need to flip down the lid, but then the 75mm is inside the housing and rack focussing doesn’t work. You can kind of use the extensible back with the rods to focus. But that is kind of clumsy and achieving parallelism is not so easy. In addition, on my Tech V i’ts kinda tough to pop the back off by pressing those latches on the side.

The newer Technikas have a second wide-angle rack focus inside the housing to make that easier.

[rado]

Will I have the same issue with 90 or 110 mm lens? Sorry for the dumb question, but I have 0 experience with operating a 4/5

Karl, there is no vignetting.

But the problem with 75mm is that it is very tricky to make the lid not appear in the frame, especially in vertical orientation. You need to flip down the lid, but then the 75mm is inside the housing and rack focussing doesn’t work. You can kind of use the extensible back with the rods to focus. But that is kind of clumsy and achieving parallelism is not so easy. In addition, on my Tech V i’ts kinda tough to pop the back off by pressing those latches on the side.

The newer Technikas have a second wide-angle rack focus inside the housing to make that easier.

[karl french]

It's something you need to keep in mind when using wide angle lenses on a Technika. I did use both a 90 and 110 frequently. (Occasionally a 75mm Super Angulon as well.) You need to remember to slide focusing track back, drop the bed and then use front rise to get the lens back up toward the center of the frame. Then compose. This is detailed in the Technika user manual as the "wide angle procedure." It helps with avoiding getting the bed of the camera in you shots when using wide angles.

The minor to moderate mechanical vignetting issue really only becomes noticeable with lenses of 210mm or longer. You won't see it with wide angles like the 75/90/110.

[rado]

thank you

[rado]

I will probably figure it out, I need to find an english language manual first, as the camera comes with German only

It's something you need to keep in mind when using wide angle lenses on a Technika. I did use both a 90 and 110 frequently. (Occasionally a 75mm Super Angulon as well.) You need to remember to slide focusing track back, drop the bed and then use front rise to get the lens back up toward the center of the frame. Then compose. This is detailed in the Technika user manual as the "wide angle procedure." It helps with avoiding getting the bed of the camera in you shots when using wide angles.

The minor to moderate mechanical vignetting issue really only becomes noticeable with lenses of 210mm or longer. You won't see it with wide angles like the 75/90/110.

[karl french]

The Master Technika Classic user's manual from the Linhof webpage is a good place to start. The operation procedure is pretty much the same between the Master and the V. Keeping in mind that you don't have the top flap with the V.

[rado]

thanks