Wanderlust 4x5 P&S

[JChrome]

I have a mechanical rangefinder, but not sure there is much to review. They work; giving you a reasonable to exact distance measurement (depending on the sophistication of the device) that can be transferred to the lens helical. The question is exactly how exact do you need to be.

My post was admittedly confusing. I really meant I was dying for someone to review the Travelwide and give their impressions.

Perhaps the accessory rangefinder will work great, I'm just itching to hear some opinions.

[Larry Kellogg]

We'll be getting our cameras soon, so I'm sure there will be a lot of reviews, discussion, and image sharing!

I think we could easily produce a PDF file of the focus ranges per f stop and then print them as stickers.

I'm sure the rangefinder is ok but it's a pretty slow process to transfer the distance measurement to the lens, obviously it's not coupled like a rangefinder.

One other problem is that the the aperture rings on large format lenses tend to be very loose with no click stops. I think it will be very easy to bump the aperture ring when carrying the camera. It would be a good idea to use some masking tape to hold the chosen aperture if you're going to use scale focusing on the street.

[pierre506]

Wanted to know who is the 1st backer to get the camera as an LFF member~

[Winger]

Wanted to know who is the 1st backer to get the camera as an LFF member~

I'm fairly sure that if they've been watching this thread, we'll know about it as soon as it happens. And I think they still need to put the cameras together and pack them for shipping, so it may take a little more time.

Larry, for those of us who are bad at judging distances, knowing how much wiggle room we have would be great.

[plywood]

I'm fairly sure that if they've been watching this thread, we'll know about it as soon as it happens. And I think they still need to put the cameras together and pack them for shipping, so it may take a little more time.

Larry, for those of us who are bad at judging distances, knowing how much wiggle room we have would be great.

On google type in 'bob atkins dof calculator' , it should be the first item in the search. The calculator is at the bottom of that page and you can select smaller formats if you want a smaller COC value. Using the calculator it would be easy to make up a spread sheet of DOF figures.

[Larry Kellogg]

On google type in 'bob atkins dof calculator' , it should be the first item in the search. The calculator is at the bottom of that page and you can select smaller formats if you want a smaller COC value. Using the calculator it would be easy to make up a spread sheet of DOF figures.

Thanks plywood, just have to work that table into a form that fits on a sticker.

I ran the calculator and understand the output, except I'm a little confused by the left hand column. So, you put in a distance to the subject in the top line but he also runs calculations at different distances to the subject from infinity to 3? feet in the left column. Is that what is going on?

[Nicolasllasera]

Mistake

[Tin Can]

Watch this https://youtu.be/WUMmdnJiUms

DOF and zone focus video.

[sperdynamite]

Apologies if this has been answered before, but could anyone tell me what minimum focus distance would be with the Helical? I'll be using a Fuji 90/8 SW with mine. Also, as for focusing close, I have a blik RF, but I understand that this will probably be of limited use closer than 3ft. Anyone have any thoughts on that? For something really close I suppose I could use the GG, and just use the center point that is visible. Honestly, I bet my helical will be at infinity 90% of the time haha, but I'd still love to know what I can do close up. I can't freaking wait to get my TW90.

[plywood]

Thanks plywood, just have to work that table into a form that fits on a sticker.

I ran the calculator and understand the output, except I'm a little confused by the left hand column. So, you put in a distance to the subject in the top line but he also runs calculations at different distances to the subject from infinity to 3? feet in the left column. Is that what is going on?

Yeah Larry, the bottom table is just trying to be helpful, running a few apertures and distances based on your focal length and format selections that might be useful and could save some time entering a whole range of apertures and distances.

When we finally get the TW90 we'll see what distances they have marked on the focusing collar. Then with that information a person could make up a DOF chart for the 90mm Angulon or Super Angulon and then laminate it for durability.