A tiny little 75mm wide angle Dagor which more than covered 4x5. It is the only one I have ever seen.
A tiny little 75mm wide angle Dagor which more than covered 4x5. It is the only one I have ever seen.
When I was a teen ager, I had decided that photography would be my life work. My Mom bought me a crummy little 2x3 Busch Pressman, with 3 film holders and a film pack adaptor, for my 16th birthday. I learn a lot about photography with that little camera. Shortly after I turned 18, I decided it was unworthy of the skill level I had reached. I sold it and put the money into other equipment. Several weeks later, my Mom died. It is almost 43 years later, now. I still wish I had kept the camera that she bought for me.
12" Velostigmat in a Betax shutter. What the #$@@# was I THINKING to get rid of that?
Oh... and a Fuji GW690... and a Fuji GSW690. What the hell...
I solved the "keep or sell" dilema many years ago. The formula is simple: I just keep all of 'em. I'm starting to doubt the wisdom of my ways, however, with about a dozen assorted Speed Graphics, 3 or 4 field cameras and dozens of other medium format and 35mm cameras. Oh, few 110 and Hit cameras, too. I think I might need some professional counseling.
Glenn-- A dozen Speeds? A dozen? They're not like underwear, you can use 'em two days in a row.
You can't use underwear more than two days in a row?Originally Posted by BarryS
Glenn-- A dozen Speeds? A dozen? They're not like underwear, you can use 'em two days in a row.
I gotta have a word with my son.
Rolleiflex with 3,5 planard without metering... i've sold it in order to buy an hasselblad... i was in need of different lenses... but that flex was light, no mirror shake, and sharp beyong sharp !
I miss the Nikon FM I got as my HS graduation present. It's metering system finally broke and since I had F, F3 and F100 bodies I pretty much had the spectrum of Nikon SLR mounts covered so I sold it instead of trying to get it repaired. It was a faithful companion for 25 or so years, but it would have been more of a paperweight than anything else and I have enough clutter to deal with as it is.
Really ?Glenn-- A dozen Speeds? A dozen? They're not like underwear, you can use 'em two days in a row.
Oh, yeah---- I have a 3X4 Crown, too.
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