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This is my all Sinar Norma Parts "Shorty" 4x5. Tripod inspired by and copied from Julius Shulman's famous book on "Architecural Photography Inside And Out". When I was young i studied this book intensely. The tripod is super lightweight, vibrates a teeny tiny bit, but settles down quickly. I can lift and carry it as is with one hand. With a small soft bag for holders and stuff it's good for outside use. As a 2x3 camera with wind knob Graflex backs it is even more lightweight. So this will be getting some use in the future as I seek a lighter load with Normas.
BTW this is the 75mm F8 Norma Super Angulon focused at infinity. Schneider Center Filter marked "75mm F8 Super Angulon"
Photo Firepower from the '60s.
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“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
― Mark Twain
That's like a caterpillar with an eyespot on the end opposite to its head, so that the bird doesn't know which end to grab.
"I have this feeling of walking around for days with the wind knocked out of me." - Jim Harrison
I found a nice copy of "Julius Shulman: Architecture and It's Photography" and it is a wonderful new book for my home library.
I also have this award winning video. Beautifully made and it stirs my emotions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ourkhC0ixg8
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“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
― Mark Twain
Flikr Photos Here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
― Mark Twain
What do the thin, stalk-like metal knobs do on the Norma?
There are knobs on the front and back standards, they control the focus micro drives for fine focusing, forward and back.
There are levers on earlier vintage Normas, to lock the focus micro drives. Later vintage Normas don't have the focus micro drive locks.
There are two levers above the focus mechanism, one releases so you can -laterally slide- left and right of axis.
There is another lever there too, which allows you to -swing- the standard also off axis.
There are also small knobs to -raise and lower- the standards. Ball detent when zeroed which is nice.
Norma Instruction Book Here (Later Vintage):
https://www.cameraeccentric.com/stat...fs/sinar_1.pdf
Last edited by Daniel Unkefer; 25-Aug-2023 at 06:18.
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