For Sale Everything you need to shoot 4x5

[peri24]

hello i'm selling all of my 4x5 kit, here we go:

-Shen Hao HZX45-IIA, it misses a small screw, i replaced with some screw that is not the same but works, apart from that is perfect.
-210mm Caltar Pro Series 6.1 as new!
-150mm Linhof Symmar 5.6 stuck shutter.
-90mm Yamasaki 6.3 nice condition.

all lenses come with pouch, linhof type boards and cable release
6 filters (49mm) and matching rings adaptors for all lenses (46-49mm, 40,5-49mm): 81b, 25A, 23A, 12, orange 02, and Polarizer.

-19 4x5 film holders, some are as new, some are old, but all are in working condition.
-Polaroid 545i back.
-5 Yankee tanks and 8 film holders.
-Combiplan complete Tank kit.
-Calumet darkcloth.
-Toyo Loupe.
-A few film (always in the fridge) aprox. 60-70 of diferent bw brands.

As you can see 4x5 never was that easy, all you need is a tripod, some chemicals and you are set and ready to go!!!
i'm based in Barcelona, but i'm going quite often to sweden. It's a quite big outfit so sending it should be expensive.
I heard reasonably offers

 

[Mats_A]

May I ask why you are selling this kit?

r

 

[peri24]

sure!
1-i've found that 4x5 is not that bigger leap in quality than my beloved 6x7 mamiya, but so much bulkier.
2-i don't usually need lens/film movements for my kind of work, in fact i believe movements are the most overrated stuff about LF, if you're somekind of geometric junkie and work with perspectives all time maybe, but it's not the case of 96% of photographers i know.
3-i don't need separate process for each picture, i end with 10 to 100 pictures of the same work/motif with same iso/camera/developing settings so roll film makes more sense to my style.
4-i realized that the type of LF photography, or at least the look i was trying to achieve and admire about other photographers is not shot with 4x5, it's actually 8x10. That softness, color palette and gradation is miles away of 4x5.
5-i've got some serious back injuries recently.
6-ain't got any 4x5 enlarger or space to set one in my new apartment.

i'll miss wide angle photography though, i have my own freaking theory about lenses: "any lens in any format lower than 85mm/90mm is bullshit"

But i encourage anyone to give it a try and discover if it's your thing, it's not mine, at least not now.
BTW the outfit is already sold.

 

[mikebarger]

Talked me out of it.

Mike

 

[Denis R]

$

how much did it sell for?

looking to move up to 4x5

 

[peri24]

800€, a bit cheapish for spanish second hand market, i was asking 900/1000€. I've found quite sweet deals in usa ebay recently.

 

[paulie]

bummer, make a 10x8 pinhole camera, i used a old aluminum briefcase for 8x10, very light and wide angle too