advice on sinar f1

[sanchi heuser]

Toby ,

I carry a F2 :
the two standards are on a short base rail,
without bellows mounted, the plastic insert of the rail clamp
stays on the base rail between the two standards.
Standards are shifted together.
The back with ground glass keeps on the rear standard (+ plastic protector
for ground glass)

The pan tilt head keeps mounted with the rail clamp.
I fix that combination on the tripod -
open the rail clamp wide-
put the rest of the camera together into the clamp-
shift the two standards to each side-
mount the bellows, lens-
Ready!
If I need more extension i can mount another rail to the
base rail and take the Horseman long bellows no third standard needed.
If I know I stay under 150 mm focus length I only take the
wide bellows with me.

Needs 5-10 minutes max. to build up.

What I didn't found yet is a foldable, light and flexible hood
against stray light, but that's another story -
maybe I should try to build one.

Well, if you decide only to make landscapes
than I'd take a foldable field camera.
I can say from my experience that in the beginning I
only wanted to photograph landscape, trees etc.
But on my weekly trips to Italy I discovered the beauty of
industrial and other rough urban landscapes and of architecture.

[rdenney]

What I didn't found yet is a foldable, light and flexible hood
against stray light, but that's another story -
maybe I should try to build one.

Get a 100mm rod and the plastic bellows clips, plus a standard bellows. The hexagonal rod will clamp into the front standard and hold the bellows in the place of a compendium shade. The bellows can be adjusted infinitely and easily for position and length. Find a bellows with pinholes and buy it cheap.

Rick "who has both a jointed rod and an auxiliary front standard but has never yet needed either" Denney

[sanchi heuser]

Rick,

I have all that stuff. But i thought about something smaller
and flexible - better to adjust and precise as the bellows mask #2 ,
the one with the four curtains.
it could be made from black cardboard or plastic, the functions of the curtains replaced by two angles monted with velcro.
A magic bullet that isn't round