Douglas King
2-Dec-2004, 17:16
I am a newbie and have probably a basic question. I've read a fair amount of of this and other LF forums and faqs and haven't seen an answer to this.
A few months ago I traded my Pentax 6x7 kit for a Toyo CF kit. I wanted a longer lens so I found a 210 on ebay. It came attached to a Cambo view camera (it was a little less than similar lenses went for w/o the camera ) So I am thinking I can use it for portraits or table top and the availabilty of back movments may come in handy ocasionaly outdoors as well.
So here is my question - when you have cameras with different lens boards does it make sense to get a shutter for each lens board or do folks just switch the shutter and lens? I kind of hate to up up money in shutters that I could invest in glass - but it seems much easier to move the lens between shutters.
Or in the long run will I be better off selling the cambo and buying a view that is lens board compatable with the toyo?
Thanks,
Douglas King
A few months ago I traded my Pentax 6x7 kit for a Toyo CF kit. I wanted a longer lens so I found a 210 on ebay. It came attached to a Cambo view camera (it was a little less than similar lenses went for w/o the camera ) So I am thinking I can use it for portraits or table top and the availabilty of back movments may come in handy ocasionaly outdoors as well.
So here is my question - when you have cameras with different lens boards does it make sense to get a shutter for each lens board or do folks just switch the shutter and lens? I kind of hate to up up money in shutters that I could invest in glass - but it seems much easier to move the lens between shutters.
Or in the long run will I be better off selling the cambo and buying a view that is lens board compatable with the toyo?
Thanks,
Douglas King