...I don't use a loupe, because I'm very nearsighted; I just look over my glasses and get the same effect as an 8x.
Merry Christmas. The Sinar is a great camera, for sure.
Although a lot of LF users use a spot meter, I'm interested in your choice. Not the meter maker, but rather the type of meter. Why a spot meter? If your goal is landscape photography that makes more sense than if your goal is studio work, for example.
Drop the spot meter unless you plan to employ the Zone System (you probably don't). A simple L308 or equivalent and a brain is enough.
Any dark piece of cloth can substitute an expensive "dark-cloth".
I am mildly nearsighted and can use the strongest cheap reading glases from the drugstore for focusing - easier for me than to use a loupe.
Really? Are you sure?As I was telling xkaes, I'm planning on doing landscape photography. Been a big fan of Ansel Adams' work since I started, so I do plan on learning the zone system.
I found that I have to wear my contacts when focusing with my dslr,
...BTW, there are diopter adapters for some of the "big name" brand SLR bodies, including compatibility with DSLR in some cases -- but you'll need your glasses/contacts to see what you're setting up the shot for anyway...
Consider the Pentax Digital Spot Meter for Zone System metering. I have used it for several years now and I am happy with it.
I'd like to go completely analog with this if at all possible, get away from as many electronics as I can and where I need electronics, get away from digital.
one thing not on your list (that I saw) is a way to develop sheet film. I'd reccomend the Stearman SP-445. However, if you're going in the direction of plates, a Stearman SP-810 may do double duty (It can be reconfigured for 4x 4x5, 2x 5x7 or 1x 8x10, and I'm sure it could be setup to work with plates as well.)
There is also the Mod54 which uses a Patterson tank or a 20th Century which also uses a Paterson tank.
For loupes, I like the cheap Toyo loupes, and have several of them. I think they are about 3.6x, but I'm not sure (they're not marked). You probably don't want my reccomendation on tripod, since I'm kind of old school, but I use a Gitzo G340 with a Sinar head (well, actually its a very well made Chinese clone of the Sinar head.) The Sinar head isn't terrible useful for other cameras, but its a perfect match for the Sinar rail cameras.
The meter is digital but it does not use digital photography. It is an accurate tool to achieve superior analog photography. You could buy the Pentax Analog Spot Meter instead.
So the real version is just called the Sinar pan tilt head. They’re only available used, and can easily sell for $200-300 in good condition. The Chinese clone is $300 new, and can be bought on eBay:
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It doesn’t work well for other cameras because it is only a 2 way—pan and tilt. You get the third axis (leveling the horizon) by rotating the rail inside the rail clamp.
Personally I don’t recommend ball heads on view cameras. Some like them, but I hate them because the camera is large and unwieldy.
Thanks! That looks pretty good, I may just get one of those. Growing disdain for my ballhead. It ended up breaking at some point, maybe a screw got stripped? Doesn't do much of anything correctly anymore...
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