New 8x10 camera review

[richardman]

I am blind, where do you you all see a price?

Thanks

[Jody_S]

I am blind, where do you you all see a price?

Thanks

Michal Makowski

Re: New 8x10 camera review

I just call to Mr Szwedowski - camera maker. So the basic price is 1800 $ (camera, groundglass cover, 2 wooden Sinar size lens boards #1 and #3). He had over 40 cameras ready to sell. In the nearest future will be available 4x5 reducing back and wet plate back. The website should be working next Wednesday.

[Lachlan 717]

Ito 8x10, though, has two unique features the mentioned brands don´t:
⁃ The rear standard cannot be tilted (it can be swung forth and back, though) because rear tilting causes unpleasant perspective distortions and is used in landscape photography approximately once in two hundred years.

I would argue that this is actually missing a feature that the other brands have. It also excludes this camera for architectural use as not having rear tilt will not allow perspective correction. I also don't subscribe to your thought on rear tilt not being used in landscape photography. It is a very useful tool when using wide angle lenses to emphasise foregrounds, and is critically important when using lenses with limited image circles.

Seems strange to me, given that all that is/was required to allow rear tilt is to extend the groove in the bracket to allow the back standard to go past vertical - a function found on many, many LF cameras. A simple detent slot on this groove would allow quick zeroing of the standard for those who do not use rear tilt. Again, a function found on many, many cameras. I just don't understand not having this additional function...

[vinny]

No rear tilt=FAIL.
Makes ZERO sense for a folding camera. Other than that, it looks to be very well made.

[evan clarke]

It's sort of crude compared to a Chamonix..

[richardman]

The 800mm draw though is a huge plus, and for $1300 less....

[Michal Makowski]

⁃ The rear standard cannot be tilted (it can be swung forth and back, though) because rear tilting causes unpleasant perspective distortions and is used in landscape photography approximately once in two hundred years.

Sorry guys, but in the English description is mistake :-(. Svedovsky 8x10 off course have rear tilt. There are no shift and swing :-)





Photos by Piotr Niewierowicz

[hoffner]

At the end you can find English version.

http://dadanmafak.blogspot.com/2014/...-recenzja.html

It would be difficult to imagine anything more positive for large format photography in 2014.

[Michal Makowski]

It would be difficult to imagine anything more positive for large format photography in 2014.

I'm not sure what you mean

[djdister]

I'm not sure what you mean

I think he means this camera is a good thing for LF photography...