Have you Ever Used a Large Format View Camera?
Sep 14, 2017 13:11:20 #
GoofyNewfie wrote:
Wish it were mine, but it is a Tachihara. sigh!
Is that like the Rolls Royce of 4x5 View Cameras, then?
I thought the best ones were Sinar, Deardorf, and Linhof (all sizes) ...
Maybe they're just also-rans, compared to Tachihara, huh?
Sep 14, 2017 13:13:08 #
I have a B&J 5x7 - which also is mapped out in red wood ...
But, it doesn't have all those brass fittings ...
That one sure takes the cake!
But, it doesn't have all those brass fittings ...
That one sure takes the cake!
Sep 14, 2017 13:29:57 #
ChrisT wrote:
Is that like the Rolls Royce of 4x5 View Cameras, then?
I thought the best ones were Sinar, Deardorf, and Linhof (all sizes) ...
Maybe they're just also-rans, compared to Tachihara, huh?
I thought the best ones were Sinar, Deardorf, and Linhof (all sizes) ...
Maybe they're just also-rans, compared to Tachihara, huh?
Don't know.
It's just a pretty field camera to me.
They are all tools, but they can be beautiful.
I loved using the Sinar cameras, especially since I didn't have to buy them myself.
Sep 14, 2017 13:43:06 #
wj cody
Loc: springfield illinois
Kiron Kid wrote:
He eventually shot with a Hassy.
this was in later years - his kit was the 50, 80 and 150mm lenses on a 500c body.
Sep 14, 2017 13:46:32 #
wj cody
Loc: springfield illinois
GoofyNewfie wrote:
Don't know.
It's just a pretty field camera to me.
They are all tools, but they can be beautiful.
I loved using the Sinar cameras, especially since I didn't have to buy them myself.
It's just a pretty field camera to me.
They are all tools, but they can be beautiful.
I loved using the Sinar cameras, especially since I didn't have to buy them myself.
the I.C.A. tropical cameras are probably the loveliest when you consider the teak wood and german silver fittings. these were made for inclement and humid weather - hence the "tropical" designation. i've used my in rain, snow, hot and humid climates and it has never failed me. the 5x7 I.C.A./Zeiss was one of Ansel Adams' favorites. he used one often in his middle period.
Sep 14, 2017 13:49:40 #
GoofyNewfie wrote:
Don't know.
It's just a pretty field camera to me.
They are all tools, but they can be beautiful.
I loved using the Sinar cameras, especially since I didn't have to buy them myself.
It's just a pretty field camera to me.
They are all tools, but they can be beautiful.
I loved using the Sinar cameras, especially since I didn't have to buy them myself.
I used to have a bunch of cats ...
The very first one I got, I named Sinar ...
When she had a litter, the first one out was named Deardorf ... the next became Fuji ...
All gone now, sad to say ... just like my dreams of ever owning the first two ...
Sep 14, 2017 13:51:14 #
wj cody wrote:
this was in later years - his kit was the 50, 80 and 150mm lenses on a 500c body.
Pretty much all you need on a Hassy, huh?
Sep 14, 2017 13:53:34 #
wj cody wrote:
the I.C.A. tropical cameras are probably the loveliest when you consider the teak wood and german silver fittings. these were made for inclement and humid weather - hence the "tropical" designation. i've used my in rain, snow, hot and humid climates and it has never failed me. the 5x7 I.C.A./Zeiss was one of Ansel Adams' favorites. he used one often in his middle period.
Sounds to me like the old geezer had quite an arsenal ...
I'm finding that out more and more ....
Still ... he was every bit the master ... he could've had one of everything out there ...
Sep 14, 2017 13:53:45 #
Sep 14, 2017 13:55:17 #
wj cody wrote:
the I.C.A. tropical cameras are probably the loveliest when you consider the teak wood and german silver fittings. these were made for inclement and humid weather - hence the "tropical" designation. i've used my in rain, snow, hot and humid climates and it has never failed me. the 5x7 I.C.A./Zeiss was one of Ansel Adams' favorites. he used one often in his middle period.
Ahh, that makes a lot of sense!
Teak is a pretty common material on boats.
Sep 14, 2017 13:58:01 #
GoofyNewfie wrote:
Ahh, that makes a lot of sense!
Teak is a pretty common material on boats.
Teak is a pretty common material on boats.
That, and mahogany, too ...
Pretty much resistant to mild bangs and dents ...
Weatherproof, to some extent, too ...
Sep 14, 2017 14:05:15 #
ChrisT wrote:
Sounds to me like the old geezer had quite an arsenal ...
I'm finding that out more and more ....
Still ... he was every bit the master ... he could've had one of everything out there ...
I'm finding that out more and more ....
Still ... he was every bit the master ... he could've had one of everything out there ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-BhJQqHXfQ
In this video at 4 minutes, it shows all that he took with him on a shoot in the late 1950s
Sep 14, 2017 14:15:35 #
Darkroom317 wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-BhJQqHXfQ
In this video at 4 minutes, it shows all that he took with him on a shoot in the late 1950s
In this video at 4 minutes, it shows all that he took with him on a shoot in the late 1950s
Thanks Dark ...
If I ever upgrade my Net Connection, I'll come right back here and take a look ...
But, I don't want to spoil things, trying to run a video using dial-up ...
It would frustrate the hell out of me ...
Sep 14, 2017 17:30:27 #
ChrisT wrote:
If so, what size was it? 4x5, 5x7, 8x10, 11x14, 16x20, 20x24, 30x40 ?
Yes 4x5 Linhof and 4x5 Toyoview
Sep 14, 2017 17:40:30 #
Reinaldokool wrote:
Yes 4x5 Linhof and 4x5 Toyoview
Now, THERE's a couple of goodies ...
Thanks, Reinaldo ....
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