sully75
1-Oct-2011, 06:01
Hi there,
After debating buying something fancier, I'm thinking I'm going to try to stick with my Kodak No.33 5x7 for a while. I've had really good results with it, and mostly, I like how people react to it for portraits. I don't know if I need to blow $2k on a Chamonix to see if they react the same way.
I would like to start using a compendium hood of some sort. My lenses, while not cool antique, are just old and I think I've had a bit more flare in the past than I needed. Any suggestions on what to use for a hood? I guess I could use some kind of rubber jobby on the filter threads, although that seems a lot less than ideal.
Also...I've always had the slightest concern that the ground glass on this camera is not dead on with film holders. Pictures have been reasonably sharp, but its my biggest concern about the camera. Has anyone had S.K. Grimes calibrate a back for them? Notice any difference afterwards? How long did they have it for?
This is the camera:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4554900437_8a13399c78.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulmcevoy/4554900437/)
Eastman View Camera No.33 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulmcevoy/4554900437/) by Paul McEvoy (http://www.flickr.com/people/paulmcevoy/), on Flickr
After debating buying something fancier, I'm thinking I'm going to try to stick with my Kodak No.33 5x7 for a while. I've had really good results with it, and mostly, I like how people react to it for portraits. I don't know if I need to blow $2k on a Chamonix to see if they react the same way.
I would like to start using a compendium hood of some sort. My lenses, while not cool antique, are just old and I think I've had a bit more flare in the past than I needed. Any suggestions on what to use for a hood? I guess I could use some kind of rubber jobby on the filter threads, although that seems a lot less than ideal.
Also...I've always had the slightest concern that the ground glass on this camera is not dead on with film holders. Pictures have been reasonably sharp, but its my biggest concern about the camera. Has anyone had S.K. Grimes calibrate a back for them? Notice any difference afterwards? How long did they have it for?
This is the camera:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4554900437_8a13399c78.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulmcevoy/4554900437/)
Eastman View Camera No.33 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulmcevoy/4554900437/) by Paul McEvoy (http://www.flickr.com/people/paulmcevoy/), on Flickr