Does anyone use the old Leitz easels with the wooden base? If so, how do they compare with say, a Saunders 1114? I am referring to the 11x 14 size..I am going through a mid-life easel crisis...Robbie
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Does anyone use the old Leitz easels with the wooden base? If so, how do they compare with say, a Saunders 1114? I am referring to the 11x 14 size..I am going through a mid-life easel crisis...Robbie
http://robbiebedell.photoshelter.com
I have a 12x16" one, yes, the BIG one.
ONE word to describe it:
MAGNIFICENT
No expense spared on build quality or materials, and its one of my prized photographic possesions. When I got it, the blades wouldn't slide "easily". A little white grease wiped on, then wiped off helped that. 1x/year(now going on 3yrs) seems to do the trick.
Saunders work well, and I could definitely live with one, but the Leitz(and a Beard) are IMO, the cream of the crop:
http://www.secondhanddarkroom.co.uk/.../?k=:::4062819
-Dan
I've got both. The Leitz for smaller stuff and the Saunders is in 16x20 for the big stuff. Both are excellent IMHO but the Leitz is more fun to use---it's sort of like a 1927 6-1/2 litre Bentley compared to a 1971 Corvette.
By all means grab the Leitz! It's a "steampunk" easel and that alone is waaaaay cool!
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
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