5 X 7 Toyo ??????

[Don Cameron]

Hi All

I have been photographing for more years than I would ike to admit (30+), and I own a lot of Toyo cameras. (2) monorails (1) 45A field and (2) 8 X 10's, a G monorail, and a M field. Now for my question: I have never seen any 5 X7 toyo's of any type
Never seen a 5 X 7 back for the original 5X 7 /4 X 5 field. No monorails: none at all.

So I'm asking if anyone has ever owned or seen this mythological beast???

Not that I want one, but just to satisfy an old mans curiosity.

Thanks

Don Cameron

www.doncameron.com

[Don Cameron]

[QUOTE=Don Cameron]Hi All

I have been photographing for more years than I would ike to admit (30+), and I own a lot of Toyo cameras. (2) monorails (1) 45A field and (2) 8 X 10's, a G monorail, and a M field. Now for my question: I have never seen any 5 X7 toyo's of any type
Never seen a 5 X 7 back for the original 5X 7 /4 X 5 field. No monorails: none at all.

So I'm asking if anyone has ever owned or seen this mythological beast???

Not that I want one, but just to satisfy an old mans curiosity.

Thanks

Don Cameron

www.doncameron.com

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[paulr]

i have the old 4x5/5x7 field camera, and have never seen a 5x7 back for it.

the only references to it that i ever see are from people saying they're looking for one. so yeah, mythological beast sounds about right.

[Oren Grad]

Well, you can rent a 57G here.

And that's the only evidence I've been able to find of someone actually owning one today, if you'll count a rental house as "someone". Pretty amazing...

[raucousimages]

I saw one listed on ebay a couple of years ago. It was a grey monorail that looked old. I did not see the Toyo name anywhere in the photos so I cant verify this info. I would love to find a 5x7 Toyo in good shape. I have seven toyo's, two 8x10 and five 4x5. I shoot the 810M with a 5x7 adaptor, I just wish I could cut the weight.

[QT Luong]

I used a Toyo metal field in 5x7 for a couple of weeks. It was a wonderfully simple camera, but I found the movements limiting at that time, and there were light leaks.

[Andre Noble]

Someone recently provided this link to "Map Camera" in Japan for an actual new Toyo G 5x7 monorail for sale for appx 2,800 US.

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/mapcamera/2222080001328/

Up until a few days ago the link showed the actual product. It doesn't show now. I'd actually like to get one of these one day.

Has any international shoppers had any experience with Map Camera?

[Oren Grad]

Someone recently provided this link to "Map Camera" in Japan for an actual new Toyo G 5x7 monorail for sale for appx 2,800 US.

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/mapcamera/2222080001328/

Up until a few days ago the link showed the actual product. It doesn't show now. I'd actually like to get one of these one day.

Has any international shoppers had any experience with Map Camera?

The link is live again, but now it lists a 57G rear standard only, priced at the equivalent of just over $1000.

[tim atherton]

you can find all sorts of totyo stuff here, but you have to hunt around (a lot of the lings show in english at the bottom of the browser) - but I don't think I've come across the 5x7 stuff - could be there though

http://www.toyoview.co.jp/maincame.htm

[Oren Grad]

you can find all sorts of totyo stuff here, but you have to hunt around (a lot of the lings show in english at the bottom of the browser) - but I don't think I've come across the 5x7 stuff - could be there though

http://www.toyoview.co.jp/maincame.htm

The 5x7 stuff is nowhere to be found on the Sakai/Toyo Japanese site - they don't even show the bellows, rear standard or back as separate items any more. On the other hand, MAC in the US still lists the pieces as format conversion accessories:

http://www.toyoview.com/Products/Acc...s/45C&Gac.html

And B&H lists these pieces as available by special order. It would be an expensive way to assemble a camera, though.