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    Re: Intrepid 8x10 experiences?

    Ben Horne has done a quick first look video showing off the new 8x10

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yLkKdhQNeI


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    Re: Intrepid 8x10 experiences?

    Looks good! Are the min/max extension the same as the old camera?
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    Re: Intrepid 8x10 experiences?

    Quote Originally Posted by Peter De Smidt View Post
    Looks good! Are the min/max extension the same as the old camera?
    Hi Peter, Thanks! and yes they are - Max

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    Re: Intrepid 8x10 experiences?

    Hi Max, just curious, how difficult would it be to make "universal" bellows like the ones on the Chamonix cameras?
    I suspect it is not much more complicated than removing the last few stiffeners inside the bellows.
    This would allow more movements with the shorter focal lenghts, right now the bellows is quite compressed with a 120mm lens and dropping the front standard to shoot the lower 4x10 frame is hard.
    btw, huge improvement on the focusing mechanism
    thank you
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    Re: Intrepid 8x10 experiences?

    Intrepid's bellows material is quite thick and "industrial" so if they make the universal front it wouldn't have helped much. A replaceable bellows adds cost and complexity to the camera. You'll be better off using a recessed lens board.

    You don't have to drop the front to shoot the lower half, just rotate the back to the opposite side (inserting film from the left, instead of right, for example). Framing is retained.

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    Re: Intrepid 8x10 experiences?

    I do use a recessed...dropping the front is a need, as I shoot both 4x10 frames with the half darkslide method

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    Re: Intrepid 8x10 experiences?

    Quote Originally Posted by Andrea Gazzoni View Post
    dropping the front is a need, as I shoot both 4x10 frames with the half darkslide method
    Check what I wrote more closely. If you rotate the back to the opposite side, you will always frame and shoot the upper half of your 8x10.

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    Re: Intrepid 8x10 experiences?

    Let me explain: I shoot both 4x10 frames in the same position, low or high.
    I do rotate the back to the opposite side once the first shot is taken to shoot frame #2.
    I lower (or upper, as composition dictates) the front standard before, for framing, to have the lens centered on the half frame.
    This is useful with a lens having just 312mm of coverage. Setting the front standard up or down is the same, you need the bellows to cooperate...

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    Re: Intrepid 8x10 experiences?

    looks like an improved 8x10 and a little added weight is an plus imo. (Wished they made a 5x7).

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    Re: Intrepid 8x10 experiences?

    Andrea, I had the same issue with movements on all 8x10 cameras I have used when trying to use a half darkslide with short lenses. I recently found a Chamonix 4x10 holder that fits 8x10 cameras. It's of course less convenient but solves the problem. Just thought I would mention it.
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