IDK. I think copal still makes the #1 Packard still makes Packard shutters ( but I could be wrong, )does any one make lens and shutters
ilex wollensak optar kodak. look for something old like from the 40s-50s
but be warned no matter what lens you buy its going to be need to be sent out
for a Clean Lube Adjust ( CLA ) so add that into your budget.. ( anywhere between 75 and 150$ )
or since you are going for long X-ray or lith film exposures maybe look for enlarger lenses//
or make your own using the front lens from a junk folder or box camera, binoculars, magnifying glass
anything you might see lying around some of the junk lenses throw a large enough image circle that it works head on without movements...
you can also get Plano convex lenses for cheep at anchor optical or Edmond scientific of specific focal length and make your own lens, super easy super cheep
… or one nicked off of one of these. The B&L RapidRectilinear works great even with color film.
https://camerapedia.fandom.com/wiki/No._3A_Folding_Pocket_Kodak
There are many options if one is truly interested in learning, both, the options and the associated risks/opportunities of each.
It seems futile to repeat this but… a reading of Adams’ “The Camera”…
After shooting medium format and 35 mm for over 30 years, I had the urge to buy 4x 5 because I was bored at the beginning of covid. After spending thousands, I'm wondering why I did it. Why do you want to use 4x5?
IDK. I think copal still makes the #1 Packard still makes Packard shutters ( but I could be wrong, )
landscape and building photos
Yup, I need to get a copy of [The Camera]. I believe there are 3 books he wrote? Yall would obviously know which ones to recommend.
ah thanks Dan!Packard, si. Copal, no.
Yup, I need to get a copy of that book. I believe there are 3 books he wrote? Yall would obviously know which ones to recommend.
Donald, are you acquainted with A. A. Blaker's book Field Photography. For my money -- I used to give it to friends who were starting out -- it is the best book for learning to think like a photographer.There are more succinct books that cover some of this material, but I don't know of any other book or book series on film photography that's this complete.
Did any go to monorail then drop down to press camera?
I stopped reading at this sentence. LMFAO
Why do folks, especially those who don't know better, use denigrating terms like "drop down" or falsely-flattering terms like "step up"?
But to answer the question... I did. But it was because they both serve different purposes. As you figured out, press camera offers portability and hand-holdability. Monorail (and other view cameras) offer movements and, generally, longer bellows.
I stopped reading at this sentence. LMFAO
Why do folks, especially those who don't know better, use denigrating terms like "drop down" or falsely-flattering terms like "step up"?
But to answer the question... I did. But it was because they both serve different purposes. As you figured out, press camera offers portability and hand-holdability. Monorail (and other view cameras) offer movements and, generally, longer bellows.
Brian. There was no need for that. I can see this forum aint for me.
The press camera, specifically the 4x5 Graflex Crown Graphic, is often said to be a good place to start but it is also a fantastic choice for those types for which it was specifically designed and so, for that type of photography, it is also a great place to end up. It is pretty perfect for travel, hiking, adventure, reportage, documentary, etc. I took a 4x5 Crown Graphic to the Galapagos. That was my only camera...it was GREAT! Hand held, portable, range finder focused, rugged, quick, light weight and of course, makes fantastic big negatives and chromes.
He held up a mirror so that you could see yourself.
Sorry that you feel the need to go... especially since its about petty nonsense that you dish can out and then can't take, as a bit of ribbing, yourself. Please reconsider and stay. If you are interested in film cameras then you belong!
.. and yet you continue.So, perhaps, there is one more part to your learning: press cameras are not a "step down" from a view camera. That was the message before all of the butthurt. Your welcome.
No, I'm done. Good luck in your future photographic ventures. Bye... and yet you continue.
Im sorry, but i havent dished anything out. It started with that one gentleman being rude and others saying that was his typical behavior. And my reaction to not wanting to interact with someone and blocking that person kept getting thrown back in my face. Im trying to learn and understand.. but yall feel the need to keep going back to that.
Thanks a bunch.
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