lungovw
8-Feb-2008, 10:12
Hello, I started in LF with a Crown Graphic 4x5 and later with a Linhof Technika V 4x5. Recently I was gifted with a Thornton Pickard Royal Ruby Triple Extension 18x24 cm and a nice pair of Protars from Ross. Both are about 100 years old. While I “feel”, with the Linhof, that the whole set: camera, lens, film are firmly in place on my tripod, the Thornton Pickard, although in excellent condition, falls far behind in sturdiness. I can bend the lens board, or back, or rack parts with a little pressure of my fingertip. I am planning to use it also with an old Thornton Pickard roller shutter between the lens and lens board. My concern is that the vibration provided by the roller or wind will add some considerable noise to the image.
Now questions to the experienced 8x10 format colleagues:
Is that inherent of larger formats? Do modern 8x10 cameras also behave the same due to the size? Is this Royal Ruby, after all, a bad design or is that material fatigue? Any experiences whether this can destroy the good performance of a sharp lens by blurring the image due to camera shaking?
Regards
Wagner
Now questions to the experienced 8x10 format colleagues:
Is that inherent of larger formats? Do modern 8x10 cameras also behave the same due to the size? Is this Royal Ruby, after all, a bad design or is that material fatigue? Any experiences whether this can destroy the good performance of a sharp lens by blurring the image due to camera shaking?
Regards
Wagner