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    Anyone familiar with this 5x7 kit camera?

    Was curious if anyone here has seen this kit camera before and might have a bit more information about it...
    Thanks for any info...

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    Re: Anyone familiar with this 5x7 kit camera?

    Looks like it might be.. thanks!!

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    Anyone familiar with this 5x7 kit camera?

    Yes, Bender. The guy machines wood perfectly and matches grain and color as a master.
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    Re: Anyone familiar with this 5x7 kit camera?

    The one wrinkle here is that so far as I know, Bender never made a 5x7 kit. He has an item in his FAQ explaining why not. It's certainly possible that someone else adapted Bender parts to 5x7, or built a 5x7 in his style.

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    Re: Anyone familiar with this 5x7 kit camera?

    Based on the photo, I'd wager that that camera is a 4x5. (I have one and it looks just like that one).

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    Re: Anyone familiar with this 5x7 kit camera?

    FYI... Those cameras are no longer being made... If you read the fine print on the Bender site, it says , the company is out of business.
    He said digital killed film photography.
    Real cameras are measured in inches...
    Not pixels.

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    Re: Anyone familiar with this 5x7 kit camera?

    Yep. It was a 4x5. Some confusion with a local seller lead to a misunderstanding.... Hey dsphotog, there used to be an old song... " video killed the radio star"... That ended not being true as well.

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    Re: Anyone familiar with this 5x7 kit camera?

    They play that song at the baseball park during "Video reviews"... wink wink
    Real cameras are measured in inches...
    Not pixels.

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    Re: Anyone familiar with this 5x7 kit camera?

    Quote Originally Posted by dsphotog View Post
    He said digital killed film photography.
    It might just have been a not so great design coupled with a not so great business model in what was even then not a mass market...

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