2 new 8x10 Tachiharas or Linhof 617

[stefanmaxart]

I am looking at selling my 2 recently purchased 8x10 Tachihara cameras in favour of a new Linhof 617 with Schneider 90mm lense. Tachiharas are in their boxes, one of which has been openned for inspection, camera has not been unfolded, bellows are a little sticky but apparently light tight. Also new Congo 300mm f6.3 copal 3 lense, new Tachihara 4x5 back converter (rare), 4 boxes fidelity double 8x10 film holders (2 in each box). Cameras come with original rosewood lense boards, bellows supports and instructions.

Or should I stick with my Tachiharas?

[E. von Hoegh]

How should we know? The purposes of the two, 8x10 and 6x17, are so far apart that it looks like you're trying to put the Tachis up for sale before you have access to the for sale section.

Get two identical lenses and make 8x10 stereos with the Tachis. Then after 30 days, you can put them in the FS section.

[stefanmaxart]

I originally bought the second Tachihara at a good price with the view of selling it to purchase a Schneider 150mm lense. Clarity and sharpness is what I require, price of film and proccessing is also an issue for me.

[E. von Hoegh]

I originally bought the second Tachihara at a good price with the view of selling it to purchase a Schneider 150mm lense. Clarity and sharpness is what I require, price of film and proccessing is also an issue for me.

Then you already know what to do.

[stefanmaxart]

I wasn't aware there was a 'for sale' section.

[E. von Hoegh]

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/faq.php?faq=vb_board_usage#faq_gen_rules_faq_item

[stefanmaxart]

Are you suggesting that I will get sharper images from the Linhof 617/90mm Schneider, than I will from a 8x10 Tachihara/150mm Schneider?

[Michael E]

I guess you will never find out unless you take a Tachihara out of the box, unfold it and use it.

These cameras are wildly different. It's almost impossible to compare the two. I have used both (well, almost: 4x5" Tachihara, 8x10" Eastman and Gandolfi) and can't imagine the appliation for which these two would compete. What do you want to shoot?

Michael

[ashlee52]

A 150mm lens on an 8x10 is an extremely wide and hard to work with lens. I doubt there are many photographers who would use one as a primary lens. For landscape they will make anything in the background appear very small and far away. It is a lens for shooting in submarines and slot canyons.

[Ed Kelsey]

617 is pretty limited especially with just one lens. I'd think you could crop 8x10 for a higher resolution panorama if you wanted to.

[John Kasaian]

FWIW the camera has precious little to do sharpness. Either everything locks down where you want it and stays there, or it dosen't.
For capturing detail, an 8x10 negative simply has more "real estate." Just take a look at a top notch print from an 8x10 negative sometime. A 24"x30" print practically invites the viewer to "step inside" if you get my drift.

[stefanmaxart]

Refer to my post 'Photographing Outback Australia' for details.

[goodfood]

I'm a 8X10 user. When you view the ground glass, you like watching a tv. For the 617, you are using a range finder camera. Use the 8X10 and use the functions.

[E. von Hoegh]

I am looking at selling my 2 recently purchased 8x10 Tachihara cameras in favour of a new Linhof 617 with Schneider 90mm lense. Tachiharas are in their boxes, one of which has been openned for inspection, camera has not been unfolded, bellows are a little sticky but apparently light tight. Also new Congo 300mm f6.3 copal 3 lense, new Tachihara 4x5 back converter (rare), 4 boxes fidelity double 8x10 film holders (2 in each box). Cameras come with original rosewood lense boards, bellows supports and instructions.

Or should I stick with my Tachiharas?

I think this is the guy with the 3500 dollar Tachis.:eek:

[Once]

I'm a 8X10 user. When you view the ground glass, you like watching a tv. For the 617, you are using a range finder camera. Use the 8X10 and use the functions.

The new Linhof 617 is not a rangefinder camera. It has a viewfinder (a very good one) and two options to focus - guess estimate or optional gg viewing/focusing at the beginning of a film roll.