Wanderlust 4x5 P&S

I got 2 old 5X7 enlargers out of Detroit last fall. I have a Dichro head in transit. All dirt cheap. The enlargers were $25 each...

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Originally Posted by Roger Cole

Someone said something about 8x10 which is pretty outrageous for hand holding but 5x7 might not be too bad at all.

OTOH, I have two 4x5 enlargers. 5x7 ones are harder to find, especially that will ship or locally, and a bit too small for contact prints for most of us, all the usual reasons people gravitate toward 4x5 or 8x10.

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Roger, please name the cheapie viewfinder.

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Roger Cole

I just ordered myself one of those cheapie viewfinders on eBay. I had been holding off until I was sure the camera was funded. I opted for 28mm which will be a virtual match in the long dimension and not show quite as much as the 90mm lens will record in the shorter dimension. This seemed best to me because everything I see in the viewfinder should be on the film, and a bit more. I can always crop in printing if I want, but I can't add back to the image so this seemed better to me than one that showed slightly too much.

Now for a Blik rangerfinder...

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Hit or miss though when you find them. Cheap when you can find 'em. So are 8x10s - people will sometimes pay you to come get 'em, but they aren't practical to ship and seldom local.

I paid real money for two 8X10's, nobody is giving anything useful away anymore.

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Originally Posted by Roger Cole

Hit or miss though when you find them. Cheap when you can find 'em. So are 8x10s - people will sometimes pay you to come get 'em, but they aren't practical to ship and seldom local.

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That's got to be a record! Congratulations!

Congrats to Ben and Justin, and also to us! Can't WAIT!

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Originally Posted by Randy Moe

I paid real money for two 8X10's, nobody is giving anything useful away anymore.

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Ok, that was true at one time. OTOH I still see 4x5s for bargain prices occasionally so it depends on who has it . It's safe to say people on the forums and eBay know they are worth more. Craig's List still has bargains on film and darkroom fear sometimes, at least here.

The viewfinder was linked somewhere in the thread but I will PM you the link. I don't have it handy now as I'm now on my iPhone.

Yes, those tiny 4X5's are still cheap. LOL

However the 4X5 revival is underway! Thanks to our Hero's!

After people shoot the Wanderlust, they WILL want to move up. I am seeing interest in 8X10 here.

Retro everything has been big in Chicago for 20 years, and is only getting stronger.

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Originally Posted by Roger Cole

Ok, that was true at one time. OTOH I still see 4x5s for bargain prices occasionally so it depends on who has it . It's safe to say people on the forums and eBay know they are worth more. Craig's List still has bargains on film and darkroom fear sometimes, at least here.

The viewfinder was linked somewhere in the thread but I will PM you the link. I don't have it handy now as I'm now on my iPhone.

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Yeah!!! i juste bought mine im efing excited :D congrats Ben and Justin

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Originally Posted by MonkeyBrain

Thanks all of you who replied.



Ah ok, that's what prompted my question actually, as I'd previously seen one in a Synchro Compur R and wondered what was up with that.




Well, actually you're right, there's no $20 viewfinder...








....they cost $21, plus $11 shipping :)

I might regret posting this here - if the one I just bought gets lost in the mail and then I can't get a replacement 'cos the Travelwide hordes have ordered more than the guy can make - but if this saves a few people from having to buy a Voigtlander version then I figure it might be appreciated, no matter how poor the design may be: http://www.ebay.com/itm/181104789011...84.m1439.l2649


I'm not particularly familiar with door-viewers, but I'm guessing that this is probably what the guy is selling here, right?

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Randy suggested I post the link here, but I found where I'd got it from and just quoted it. See the link above for cheap viewfinders.

I had been concerned he'd run out, but if you read the description he makes these, and admits up front they aren't going to compete with a $200-$600 model, but though he has a couple of feedbacks saying they are not useful and dim, many others seem to like them. For $32 (including shipping to the US) I figure there's not much to lose. He makes them in an assortment of focal lengths so you can get shorter than a 28mm if you want.

Here's a direct link to the 28mm:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/28mm-Viewfin...item2a2a343f58

24mm:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/24mm-Viewfin...item27d1986f24