I bought my Toyo 810M from Arizona Highways photographer Trevor Stanley way back in 1982. Which means I've had it for 26 years now.....
And my biggest complaint has always been it's ridiculously short bellows extension.
Why did it take me until today to figure out that part of the bed extends forward? I mean....it's only blatantly obvious. Worse yet...why am I admitting it to you folks?
Sometimes "seeing" comes when you least expect it, have even given up on it.
Now you have something new to try!
Mike
Politically, aerodynamically, and fashionably incorrect.
Cause you are happy that you got a new camera for freewhy am I admitting it to you folks?
At least you did discover the front extension. Now it will be like having a new camera with longer bellows extension. Just be happy it didn't take 37 years to discover the "blatantly obvious".
Ben
" . . . why am I admitting it to you folks?"
'cause you're a good guy, and wanted to make us all feel better about our silly mistakes.
"And my biggest complaint has always been it's ridiculously short bellows extension.
Why did it take me until today to figure out that part of the bed extends forward? I mean....it's only blatantly obvious"
That is how I felt when I discovered Viagra......
I kept finding features on my Linhof for years, I'm not sure I discovered them all either...
yeah, but it must have been one of the best 'I didn't know that' moments ever! Some cameras have such a big learning curve...
Now you've got the bellows don't buy a 25 inch TTH lens and discover that you can't reach the lens while you're looking through the ground glass. Like I did.
Pete.
Took it out today with a 19" Artar. Couldn't reach the front standard from behind the ground glass. With my long arms, that is definitely a first for me. But I FINALLY got to use my 19" Artar! I'll develop the films tomorrow and see how badly I screwed up.Originally Posted by Pete Watkins
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