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hey, thanks for the reply guys. especially for that link to the lens / image circle. was looking for something like that for some time.

thanks for your replies guys.

and yes, from what i can envisage on the trip, i'll be using a car to lug the gear around, so weight & bulk should not be an issue.


please bear with me as i ask...

hello all, sorry for posting a newbie Q.

i'm thinking of getting a 4x5 LF camera.

there are some 2nd hand ones that look like the thing i need, including:

Sinar F1
Sinar F2
Sinar P...

hey chaps & chapesses - a different topic...

a friend of mine is going to tokyo shortly.
i asked him to look around for 4x5 cameras out there.

do any of you know any shops / centres out there?...

well brian, i've been swayed by the others and gave up on the tach 8x10.

going the monorail route - mob rule wins!

i can't find out details about the buildings as its overseas - remote areas -...

m. jones - unfortunately i'm continents away. and shipping costs are high. plus insurance. sorry.

andi/sanchi - when you're right, you're right!

i think my heart (b*lls) ruled my head earlier.

well to be honest, in the last few hours, i looked at costs of the (very) wide lenses, cost of...

frank & jason - post #8 was posted as i composed #9. hence i didn't see it in time. will take note of what jason wrote. thanks.

michael - i've read that a "300mm Nikkor f9" - as you stated - is just ok for 8x10.

but i should be using a "300mm f/5.6" as stated in post #4.

is this correct?

thanks

michael - wider lenses like 210mm or 120mm - noted.
good advice about cutting out a piece of 8x10 cardboard and doing some leg work!
thanks.

oh - forgot to say that i could get a reducing back for the tach810 - bring it down to a 4x5 - and so save a bit of money by learning (wasting) 4x5 film!

yeah, it ain't dirt cheap, but it'll do.

mark - i did ask what lens to get.

say i got a 300mm nikkor f5.6. what's the formula? i'm a simpleton - ain't no good at maths!

well ok, slap me with the maths and i'll try and play around with...

hi, i'm a noob at LF.

i'm about to get a tachihara 8x10.

i want to use it to take architectural photos.

the buildings are about 200 feet (60 m) high.

so, does the tach 8x10 have enough...