"about 450mm" I'm considering selling my shen hao. Will the chamonix 45 focus a 450mm nikkor M at infinity?
"about 450mm" I'm considering selling my shen hao. Will the chamonix 45 focus a 450mm nikkor M at infinity?
There may be some variability among cameras but these are the specs that I rcvd:
"The Chamonix 045N-1 camera is $699. The technical data is as follows:
Weight: 1,380g
Bellows draw: 395 mm max, 45mm min,
Rear standard swing: 20 degrees,
Front rise: 45mm, Front fall: 30mm, Left and right shift:
40mm
...Choices of wood: white Canadian maple and dark walnut. Choices of metals: dark and grey. Shipping by EMS is $75 and should reach your door in one week or two after leaving the factory."
The next batch is scheduled to be shipped from the factory on DEC 17th - it is my understanding that it is (just) too late to place an order for that shipment. The next batch will ship in approximately six months.
I ordered one mostly out of curiosity - the deal seems too good to be true!
same here Though I really am looking for a good field camera! If it turns out to be not what I was looking for (not having the chance to actually check it out first hand!) I'm sure it would have no trouble selling used to get most of my funding back, and towards something more traditional. I do hope it works out though, great looking camera
I wonder, how many are going out in this December batch? Curious to see how many they make in 6 months, and of what sizes? It's a great price, I would love to get a few of my coworkers into a nice 4x5, shooting alone isn't always enjoyable.
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My camera is totally stock, so the extension is whatever the manufacturer says it is. Knowing everybody overanalyzes what you say on a forum, I should never have said "About 450" --- my stupid. However, all that out of the way, one could certainly focus their prized 450 if they use a top-hat board...
PS: My Polaroid holder is an older metal one, and it fits/works just fine on the Cham!
Well for what it is worth I rarely focus the 16.5 inch (~420mm) R.D. Artar at infinity so that alone wouldn't stop me from buying one of these cameras. The only problem I have now is deciding which camera to purchase first, a Shen 5x7 or the Chamonix 4x5. Right now I'm leaning toward the 4x5 but I was quite smitten with the Shen when Don Hutton showed me his Shen 5x7.
Decisions, decisions, too many cameras, to little time. Who said the old days were better?
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