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    Very light 4x5 camera with 125mm lens

    Got some money coming along and I was looking into a (very) light 4x5 camera with a 125mm lens. Why? Well recently I spend a long weekend in Holland and had the Wista and 3 lenses along. It never left the hotel room. Just because much wind, showers and the weight.

    So if I could find something low weight, sturdy, weather resistant that could fit a 125mm or 135mm (quasi) permanently and available south of 2000 euro maybe I'd take it out more.

    Any ideas? I'm very happy with my Fujinon CM W 125mm but the size makes it impossible to leave on a camera.
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    Re: Very light 4x5 camera with 125mm lens

    Gowland PocketView...2.5 pounds with my 150/5.6 lens on it.
    Rail camera, but folds up as small as a wood field. One can keep a lens on it, but I take mine off.
    A light camera on a light tripod is no easier in the wind, though.

    I like the idea of these non-folding 4x5s -- keep any lens on. 4 to 4.5 pounds. http://www.chamonixviewcamera.com/45H.html
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    Re: Very light 4x5 camera with 125mm lens

    The Nagaoka 4x5 is a folding field camera similar to your Wista but weighing only about 1kg. The Ikeda is almost identical. It has tilt and swing in front (no shift), and only tilt on the back, that's the price you pay for light weight. Watch out, some of the very early Nagaokas seemed to have even more limited movements.

    For a really small lightweight lens consider the original-version (so-called "inside lettering") 125mm f/5.6 Fujinon-W or the 120mm f/6.3 Osaka Wide Field. My 125mm Fujinon-W in Seiko 0 weights 180g including caps and the retaining ring. I don't think you'll be able to leave the lens on the camera, the folded size is quite thin.

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    Re: Very light 4x5 camera with 125mm lens

    Chamonix F2?
    Or maybe the Intrepid 4x5, but I don’t know if it’s sturdy enough


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    Re: Very light 4x5 camera with 125mm lens

    What was the aluminum
    Body that Traveleide copied

    Very rare and very lightweight

    And waterproof.
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    Re: Very light 4x5 camera with 125mm lens

    Globuscope 4x5. Picture here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jac@stafford.net View Post
    Globuscope 4x5. Picture here.

    Yes! And somebody sold under 10 bodies a while back
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    Re: Very light 4x5 camera with 125mm lens

    Quote Originally Posted by Havoc View Post
    So if I could find something low weight, sturdy, weather resistant that could fit a 125mm or 135mm (quasi) permanently and available south of 2000 euro maybe I'd take it out more.
    A newbie here, but you might consider the Horseman FA/HD/HF and Rodenstock Sironar N 135/5.6 combination--even with a 6x12 RFB thrown in, I was able to come in at less than half of your max.

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    Re: Very light 4x5 camera with 125mm lens

    I guess there is a variety of ways to put the whole thing on a diet. VDS camera + Angulon 121/8 (older) + some sort of nice 210mm > as start and you are ready to go. That 4x5 rig is listed as 1200grams.

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    Re: Very light 4x5 camera with 125mm lens

    My Chamonix is lighter than my Nikon D800E. Light cameras don't resist wind as well though.


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