What New Product would You Buy , . . .That is NOT made Yet?

[Drew Bedo]

What piece of Large format equipment would you buy?

Think of something you would like to see made that is not offered now. A new idea or a discontinued item . . .anything.

I will start:

From another thread here . . .I would like to see a newly designed and manufactured rangefinder in 4x5. An enlarged Bessa-II or a new Polaroid-ish 110XXX; something based on a Mamya-7 . . .or a Leica-M4 . . .or a Graflex KE4 (the so-called "combat Contax") . . .but in 4x5.


To go along with that dream camera: A plastic/alloy Grafmatic. The old ones are (well, they're OLD) heavyier than film holders and take up about the same space.


I don't bend over as easily as in the past and so another item I'd like to see would be a Pelican-type case with large-ish wheels and a set of fold out legs to bring it all up to just below waiste height.
It could be a supplimental add-on kit like the Pelican shoulder straps.

What about a digital camera/video sesnor to fit behind the lensboard. It would look backward at the dark slide for focus and TTL metering? The dark Slide would have a white reflective surface. The e-possibilities are wide and deep here. Bluetooth and iPhones apps etc.

I am sure that these ideas have some non-commercial bits in there . . .and some that are worthwhile doing.


OK: now what would YOU like to see that is not yet built?

[Kirk Gittings]

Ready load envelopes that I could reload..........

[Oren Grad]

A 5x7 Wanderlust Travelwide.

A 5x7 Crown with coupled RF, at no more than half the weight of a 5x7 Technika.

[Tin Can]

+1

A 5x7 Wanderlust Travelwide.

A 5x7 Crown with coupled RF, at no more than half the weight of a 5x7 Technika.

[Vaughn]

A nice light-weight zoom for 8x10 -- say from 150mm to 600mm. Might as well make it telescopic in nature so that the lens-to-film distance does not need to be changed when zooming.

[Regular Rod]

ILFORD Pan F Plus in 8x10 and 4x5

RR

[DrTang]

t-max in packfilm

4x5 and 5x7


that packfilm deal needs a fresh look

[Sal Santamaura]

Phillips 6-1/2 x 8-1/2 "Compact II" with matching Fidelity plastic film holders and a 225mm Apo Sironar N. Now back to reality.

[Mark Sawyer]

A studio stand with an old-fashioned, cast-iron bottle-opener on the side. Now that would be practical! (hmmm, I may have to make my own...)

[PhotoToyo]

I would like to see a newly designed and manufactured rangefinder in 4x5.

Perhaps a simple solution would be the Travelwide by Wanderlust Cameras. Their Kickstarter got funded this past May. Looks pretty simple and straightforward.