Thanks everybody. I like the idea of the 4x10 reducing back. It's not a perfect choice but it's a reasonable compromise for me.
Thanks everybody. I like the idea of the 4x10 reducing back. It's not a perfect choice but it's a reasonable compromise for me.
I own two 4x10 cameras:
1. Canham 5x7 with a 4x10 back
2. Alt-View by Patrick Alt
The Alt-view is the ultimately beautiful and light 4x10. Two lenses are perfect for it- the Nikkor M 300 and the Computar 210, which are also small and light and easily cover the format with the knowledge that I cannot run out of coverage given the amount of movement inherent to the camera design. It will focus a very short lens- although I'm not into that sort of perspective.
The Canham of course has the additional flexibility of being multi-format AND of focusing a Nikkor 450.
If I hike, the choice is easily the Alt-View. On a car trip, especially a protracted one, I generally take the Canham.
Hope this helps your decision process. Happy shooting.
Russ
Assuming the Shen Hao factory and I can agree on everythingI'm looking at the 8x10. Adding the 4x10 back isn't that much more. To be honest the 8x10 plus the 4x10 back and the 5x7 back would all together weigh less then my current 8x10.
The ALT sounds really light. How light is it?
Nick-
The electronic scales give it as 4.95 pounds without a lens board... its also very fast on setup, critical here due to fast moving clouds.
Russ
That's lighter then many 4x5s.
Fotoimpex has pre-cut 4x10 adox 100 in stock. It's not on their website.
http://www.fotomancamera.com/news.asp#587
vinny
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