Karl Beath
21-Oct-2001, 09:25
Hello
Thanks for the assistance and the contact details for the shops for 2nd hand equ ipment. I think that I will have to go for an Arca. I could get a Linhof iv fo r 450 dollars but if it won't do the job I will have to resist.
A few extra questions.
Can one use a monfrotto ball head with the optical bench of Arca Swiss, or do I have to get a new Arca ball head?
I saw a comment about the "non consistant connector of the rail on the Discovery head while the Arca F has a sliding block". Please could someone explain this to me and what is the difference is therea problem with the former? It was a com ment by Dominique Cesan May 29 2001.
Lastly a saw an article "Step by step Guide operating view camera" it mentioned that in pt 10 that ones needs to check for vignetting after already selecting th e optimal aperture pt 7. Surely if you are going to be limited by the vignettin g problem, one should check this first and then work out the optimal fstop after you know which fstops you can still use? Academic question, because I have yet to work with a LF camera.
Cheers and thanks for all the help. Karl
Thanks for the assistance and the contact details for the shops for 2nd hand equ ipment. I think that I will have to go for an Arca. I could get a Linhof iv fo r 450 dollars but if it won't do the job I will have to resist.
A few extra questions.
Can one use a monfrotto ball head with the optical bench of Arca Swiss, or do I have to get a new Arca ball head?
I saw a comment about the "non consistant connector of the rail on the Discovery head while the Arca F has a sliding block". Please could someone explain this to me and what is the difference is therea problem with the former? It was a com ment by Dominique Cesan May 29 2001.
Lastly a saw an article "Step by step Guide operating view camera" it mentioned that in pt 10 that ones needs to check for vignetting after already selecting th e optimal aperture pt 7. Surely if you are going to be limited by the vignettin g problem, one should check this first and then work out the optimal fstop after you know which fstops you can still use? Academic question, because I have yet to work with a LF camera.
Cheers and thanks for all the help. Karl