6x6 with movements?

sar-photo · Jun 5, 2008

I'd like to get a 6x6 capable camera with movements. Can you get 6x6 backs for 2x3 Graphics? (probably can't afford a Linhof 6x9!). Is this my only option apart from the Hasselblad flex? I don't want to spend too much money!

Cheers
Simon

dynachrome · Jun 5, 2008

6X6 With Movements

Your best bet would be a 4X5 view camera with a roll film back. A Graphic type camera will have more limited movements.

Paul Howell · Jun 5, 2008

sar-photo said:
I'd like to get a 6x6 capable camera with movements. Can you get 6x6 backs for 2x3 Graphics? (probably can't afford a Linhof 6x9!). Is this my only option apart from the Hasselblad flex? I don't want to spend too much money!

Cheers
Simon

I have seen 6X6 backs for baby speeds and crowns, the 6X9 is the most common back. The are also a few MF view cameras around as well, but most are 6X9 not 6X6. The Rollie SL 66 has some movements, shift, not sure about tilt.

arigram · Jun 5, 2008

If you want the best flexibility, choose a 4x5 camera with a roll film back.
If you want portability and the square, the Rolleiflex SL66 could be your best bet (http://www.sl66.com/).
Of course, you also have the Hasselblad FlexBody, which in reality is a small viewcamera.
Its great if you already have Hasselblad lenses, otherwise, if you are starting from
scratch, a LF view camera could be best: available new, more ecomonic and more flexible.

Dan Fromm · Jun 5, 2008

Must you have 6x6? I ask because I don't think there are inexpensive 6x6 roll holders for 4x5 cameras but there are inexpensive (relatively) 6x7 and 6x9 roll holders for them.

About 2x3 Graphics, I use them. They offer about 10 mm front rise and a bit less shift. No swings, except unintended small ones (the reason I don't use shifts), and no tilt. They're fine for shooting 6x9 straight ahead, but that's about it.

Barry S · Jun 5, 2008

I'd think a 4x5 field camera with a 6x7 rollfilm back would be your best choice. You can always mask of the negative sides when you print and mark your groundglass appropriately. I have a Flexbody and it's a beautiful camera, but not a good choice if you're looking for an inexpensive solution. A 4x5 gives you a lot of options and they're plentiful.

Jim Noel · Jun 5, 2008

The Rollei SL 66 has front tilts but no shifts.

keithwms · Jun 5, 2008

Horseman VH or VH-R, or their predecessors.

Also there is the big dog, one of the prettiest medium format cameras of all, the fuji gx680. It has some limited movement.

sar-photo · Jun 5, 2008

Thanks for all the replies!
I have looked at the Rollei SL66 and it only has tilt, but I think you can get a tilt/shift lens for it - but it can work out to be rather expensive!
I definitely would prefer 6x6 - it is the format that I am most happy with.
I really don't want to get a 4x5 - I'd prefer something more compact.

Cheers
Simon

Paul Howell · Jun 5, 2008

You might want to look for a Gavin MF view camera, 6X9 full movements.

arigram · Jun 5, 2008

sar-photo said:
I definitely would prefer 6x6 - it is the format that I am most happy with.
I really don't want to get a 4x5 - I'd prefer something more compact.

I only know of the Hasselblad FlexBody that fits that description.

Q.G. · Jun 5, 2008

Better still: the Hasselblad ArcBody.

The FlexBody is very limited - by the Zeiss lenses it takes - in what it can do.
The ArcBody uses Rodenstock lenses with sufficient covering power to make good use of movements.

But though small, these thingies are also rather expensive.

vdonovan · Jun 5, 2008

What about this baby:http://www.dannyburk.com/fuji_gx680iii.htm

epatsellis · Jun 5, 2008

I am somewhat biased, but this would work and can be done quite inexpensively:

Far more flexibility than anything VH has put out, ever, and you can use a graflex 6x6 back (RH12) if you wish.

erie

RobC · Jun 5, 2008

http://www.fujifilm.co.uk/professional/cameras/camera_02_gx680.html

bigger and heavier(quite a bit) than a hasselblad or SL66 but a good camera with a wide range of lenses.

Its not made anymore but there's lots of used kit on the market.

RobC · Jun 5, 2008

And then there is the Linhof M679 which will take hasselblad film backs and mamiya film backs, most digital backs. Takes most largeformat lenses also.
Really designed as a studio camera for digi backs but works just as well with film. But it is a view camera albeit smaller than 4x5 although probably as heavy or heavier than a lightweight 4x5 field camera.

http://www.linhof.de/english/index.html

mark · Jun 5, 2008

I really liked my Galvin when I used it. Very light, very usable. PM me if you are interested in buying one. I just don't use it, and it should be used. I got two 6x9 backs too.

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