RB why

Sirius Glass · Dec 25, 2015

Are you sure that they are not 8"x10"?

markbarendt · Dec 25, 2015

Half plate

paul ron · Dec 27, 2015

Wayne said:
Why does the rb on my RB67 rotate clockwise to the vertical position instead of counterclockwise? If it rotated counterclockwise I could actually get the dark slide in-out when in vertical mode. But as it stands, the slide hits my tripod head tilt lever.

that can be a problem but not a big deal. how about putting the tilt arm up front?

paul ron · Dec 27, 2015

Sirius Glass said:
Square is not a problem it is the perfect format. That is what Hasselblad said. Rollei and Mamiya TLRs used it too. You are just stretching it.

if square were the perfect format, then why does your perfect format waste so much printing paper? seems someone thinks 8x10 11x14 16x20.... etc etc etc are more perfect to the golden rule.

also the majority of cameras arent square format.... just a few misfits to please the misfits are.

personally, i don't care either way and do shoot squares now n again.

its all fun.

those blinders are 4x5

mdarnton · Dec 27, 2015

The other obvious reason to rotate the back to the right is to keep all of the winding stuff on the right hand of the camera. Imagine the ergonomics of turning the film lever upwards from behind and above the camera, with the left hand. I'm left-handed and even I don't like that idea. Then there's the problem of adding more complex and vulnerable linkages between the camera and the back for an operation that no one will ever perform.

Something that I never thought of trying while I had mine: can you remove the back the back mounts on and rotate it 180 so the film wind lever is bottom and left, instead of top and right?

markbarendt · Dec 27, 2015

mdarnton said:
Something that I never though of trying while I had mine: can you remove the back the back mounts on and rotate it 180 so the film wind lever is bottom and left, instead of top and right?

No.

Sirius Glass · Dec 27, 2015

paul ron said:
if square were the perfect format, then why does your perfect format waste so much printing paper? seems someone thinks 8x10 11x14 16x20.... etc etc etc are more perfect to the golden rule.

also the majority of cameras arent square format.... just a few misfits to please the misfits are.

personally, i don't care either way and do shoot squares now n again.

its all fun.

those blinders are 4x5

There are European papers that are closer to square. The shape format of papers in the US is because of the standard paper sizes and have nothing to do with photography.

If you need a better binder try Kaopectate or boiled rice. It is all fun.

Wayne · Feb 29, 2016

I notice there are "portrait" or vertical format RB backs. Since 90% of my shots are vertical this might largely solve my problem, and would only ruin my relatively rare horizontal shots if I forgot to rotate it. Are these identical to the normal horizontal backs in every other way, or do they have other quirks I should know about?

Wayne · Feb 29, 2016

Oh wait...are those portrait backs all only 6 x 4.5?

markbarendt · Feb 29, 2016

Portrait is the "natural" orientation of the 645 back, landscape for 6x7. Both can rotate to the other orientation.

Wayne · Feb 29, 2016

That won't help me then. Darn.

markbarendt · Feb 29, 2016

No rule against leaving the back in the rotated position.

Wayne · Feb 29, 2016

markbarendt said:
No rule against leaving the back in the rotated position.

There's the "can't pull the darkslide in/out in that position" rule.

Sirius Glass · Feb 29, 2016

The original RB on the Graflex rotates in either direction. Stick with the original.

Wayne · Feb 29, 2016

Sirius Glass said:
The original RB on the Graflex rotates in either direction. Stick with the original.

I don't think a Graflex will mount to my RB. But that would be a cool Frankincamera if it did.

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