Ari
22-May-2010, 05:02
Not really new, bought it two months ago from Steve at Alpenhause. In that time, I've shot about 200 sheets of film (!) and the camera has been fantastic. It really got me shooting again, on a regular basis, and that's probably the best thing I can say about it.
http://i46.tinypic.com/15s0g9x.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/11qkbch.jpg
I had some specific requests, and they were all accomodated; namely the ability to use Grafmatics and Polaroid 405 backs, and a close-up function. The locking spring-loaded back took care of the first concern,
http://i47.tinypic.com/nvbq05.jpg
and some selective drilling and RF calibration took care of the focusing. With this I can focus down to about 55cm, or about 22 inches.
http://i50.tinypic.com/2hcdq4h.jpg
It's a good fast street shooter because the RF and VF are coupled; it also has parallax compensation for the close-ups.
Some images are herehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/zsari/sets/72157623782910881/, mostly happy snaps, but you'll see where the camera excels and where it differs from a monorail or field camera. It weighs about 1.5 kilos (3 lbs) and I can pack five Grafmatics (30 sheets) for a day's shooting in a small day pack.
Now saving up for a second with different lens and slightly different capabilities; I'll post when I've had it for a while.
PS- I don't work for Alpenhause nor do I have any connection to them beyond the purchase of this camera, but I'm happy to praise Steve's excellent work.
There are several people who also do excellent work converting these cameras to 4x5 use (Dean or Noah for example), and Steve is one of them.
http://i46.tinypic.com/15s0g9x.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/11qkbch.jpg
I had some specific requests, and they were all accomodated; namely the ability to use Grafmatics and Polaroid 405 backs, and a close-up function. The locking spring-loaded back took care of the first concern,
http://i47.tinypic.com/nvbq05.jpg
and some selective drilling and RF calibration took care of the focusing. With this I can focus down to about 55cm, or about 22 inches.
http://i50.tinypic.com/2hcdq4h.jpg
It's a good fast street shooter because the RF and VF are coupled; it also has parallax compensation for the close-ups.
Some images are herehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/zsari/sets/72157623782910881/, mostly happy snaps, but you'll see where the camera excels and where it differs from a monorail or field camera. It weighs about 1.5 kilos (3 lbs) and I can pack five Grafmatics (30 sheets) for a day's shooting in a small day pack.
Now saving up for a second with different lens and slightly different capabilities; I'll post when I've had it for a while.
PS- I don't work for Alpenhause nor do I have any connection to them beyond the purchase of this camera, but I'm happy to praise Steve's excellent work.
There are several people who also do excellent work converting these cameras to 4x5 use (Dean or Noah for example), and Steve is one of them.