BIG Camera

[Drew Bedo]

Now, this is a BIG camera!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ULTRA-LARGE-FORMAT-20x24-Golden-Busch-VERY-RARE-/170581464239?pt=Film_Cameras&hash=item27b77294af

[Joanna Carter]

Hmmm, obviously us Brits aren't allowed to see it. Homeland Security? :eek:

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[Ulrich Drolshagen]

Hmmm, obviously us Brits aren't allowed to see it. Homeland Security? :eek:
You know, the British are infamous for abusing ULF-Cameras for dark and dangerous purposes. Germans seem to be considered harmless. No problem here. :D

May be some temporary glitch, I'd try again. It's a really nice camera though a little bit expensive

Ulrich

[Steve Gledhill]

No problem viewing from my bit of the UK Joanna.

[Ash]

Just you Joanna. Fine for me.

[Marizu]

Just do a search on Golden Busch in the US fleabay then we can see it in the UK.
I'm assuming that we are talking about that awe inspiring 20x24.
It looks absolutely beautiful.
I would love to see the world through that ground glass.
Are you thinking of going ULF, Joanna?

[Joanna Carter]

Aahh!!! It turns out, it's the French that aren't allowed :confused:

I run my Mac computers in French and, if I swap to English, I can see the site. Il y a quelqu'un qui peut essayer de France ?

I wonder what the problem is with the French wanting to buy a 20 x 24 camera?

[Joanna Carter]

Are you thinking of going ULF, Joanna?
Heheh. I wouldn't mind the opportunity to get out with the 4x5; it's been a long cold winter :o

[kev curry]

What I want to know is who would drop that sort of cash on a camera kit from a seller that hasn't got a clue what hes selling but states in his listing....

''Camera, tripod, two 20x24 film holders and the lens are all sold AS-IS. No Returns. Ask questions before bidding. Every effort will be made to describe the outfit accurately, but allow for the fact the owner has little knowledge of the camera''.

NO RETURNS....yeah right!

[David de Gruyl]

But it is only (about) the price of a leica M9 and a lens or two...

[GPS]

Aahh!!! It turns out, it's the French that aren't allowed :confused:

I run my Mac computers in French and, if I swap to English, I can see the site. Il y a quelqu'un qui peut essayer de France ?

I wonder what the problem is with the French wanting to buy a 20 x 24 camera?

A friend in Switzerland to whom I emailed the page was not able to open it either, for the same reasons.

[Dan Fromm]

Hmm. Might cost less than a comparable 20x24 Lotus.

[E. von Hoegh]

I saw that same camera listed a few months ago - don't remember if it's the same seller, but the camera pics are the same.

[Sevo]

What I want to know is who would drop that sort of cash on a camera kit from a seller that hasn't got a clue what hes selling but states in his listing....

IIRC leicanikonclassics is Stephen Gandy of Cameraquest - if he says he does not know "a lot" about De Golden Busch, that will be relative to his Nikon RF and Leica expertise...

[Douglas Henderson]

Apart from the terrific cost (but less than top end medium format digital), the camera weighs over 100 pounds. Scratch backpacking this very far in Yellowstone--where you'd become the tourist attraction.

[jon.oman]

Wow!

[Kerik Kouklis]

I've never used a Busch, but know people who have. They are way over-built and much heavier than they need to be. Also, I've heard not good reviews about the holders. Doesn't Ritter make a 20x24 at a fraction of the weight?

[Ash]

Tell them to try and copy just the item number into the local auction website. It should work then?

[doublezero]

Hello from france ,

not able to see this image like joanna said

[Joanna Carter]

Tell them to try and copy just the item number into the local auction website. It should work then?
Nope. Not if the browser language is French.

[joselsgil]

It does have a "Make Offer" option.

Having seen Jim Fitzgerald's and Tri Tran's ULF cameras recently. This ULF would fit right in with their gear.

[letchhausen]

Seems like the Chamonix 20x24 at half the cost and one quarter the weight would be a far better deal!

[Drew Bedo]

Well, it was designed and made in the early 1980s. There has been some thirty years or so of develpoment in concept and exicution.

[Two23]

Film is available for 20x24?


Kent in SD

[al olson]

Seems like the Chamonix 20x24 at half the cost and one quarter the weight would be a far better deal!

It is a beautiful camera, but versus the Chamonix it is not a camera that would get much use outside of a studio. And the question of future LF film availability brings the value down more. I am sure it is outside the range of my wallet even negotiating an offer.

But it would look very nice in a museum or standing in the Great Room of some collector's mansion.

[Jim Jones]

Gee, $11,000 plus shipping and it doesn't even come with a 4x5 reducing back!