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    2 new 8x10 Tachiharas or Linhof 617

    I am looking at selling my 2 recently purchased 8x10 Tachihara cameras in favour of a new Linhof 617 with Schneider 90mm lense. Tachiharas are in their boxes, one of which has been openned for inspection, camera has not been unfolded, bellows are a little sticky but apparently light tight. Also new Congo 300mm f6.3 copal 3 lense, new Tachihara 4x5 back converter (rare), 4 boxes fidelity double 8x10 film holders (2 in each box). Cameras come with original rosewood lense boards, bellows supports and instructions.

    Or should I stick with my Tachiharas?

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    Re: 2 new 8x10 Tachiharas or Linhof 617

    How should we know? The purposes of the two, 8x10 and 6x17, are so far apart that it looks like you're trying to put the Tachis up for sale before you have access to the for sale section.

    Get two identical lenses and make 8x10 stereos with the Tachis. Then after 30 days, you can put them in the FS section.
    One man's Mede is another man's Persian.

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    Re: 2 new 8x10 Tachiharas or Linhof 617

    I originally bought the second Tachihara at a good price with the view of selling it to purchase a Schneider 150mm lense. Clarity and sharpness is what I require, price of film and proccessing is also an issue for me.

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    Re: 2 new 8x10 Tachiharas or Linhof 617

    Quote Originally Posted by stefanmaxart View Post
    I originally bought the second Tachihara at a good price with the view of selling it to purchase a Schneider 150mm lense. Clarity and sharpness is what I require, price of film and proccessing is also an issue for me.
    Then you already know what to do.
    One man's Mede is another man's Persian.

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    Re: 2 new 8x10 Tachiharas or Linhof 617

    I wasn't aware there was a 'for sale' section.

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    Re: 2 new 8x10 Tachiharas or Linhof 617

    One man's Mede is another man's Persian.

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    Re: 2 new 8x10 Tachiharas or Linhof 617

    Are you suggesting that I will get sharper images from the Linhof 617/90mm Schneider, than I will from a 8x10 Tachihara/150mm Schneider?

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    Re: 2 new 8x10 Tachiharas or Linhof 617

    I guess you will never find out unless you take a Tachihara out of the box, unfold it and use it.

    These cameras are wildly different. It's almost impossible to compare the two. I have used both (well, almost: 4x5" Tachihara, 8x10" Eastman and Gandolfi) and can't imagine the appliation for which these two would compete. What do you want to shoot?

    Michael

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    Re: 2 new 8x10 Tachiharas or Linhof 617

    A 150mm lens on an 8x10 is an extremely wide and hard to work with lens. I doubt there are many photographers who would use one as a primary lens. For landscape they will make anything in the background appear very small and far away. It is a lens for shooting in submarines and slot canyons.

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    Re: 2 new 8x10 Tachiharas or Linhof 617

    617 is pretty limited especially with just one lens. I'd think you could crop 8x10 for a higher resolution panorama if you wanted to.

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