Looking to buy a 4x5

[timor]

Typical omega has plastic parts, that is, why it was cheap. Look for something with metal controls and tripod mount.

 

[SoulfulRecover]

good to know

 

[compur]

FYI I recently sold a near-mint Graphic View (monorail) without lens on eBay and it went for less than $100.

 

[minicoop1985]

I sold a Graphic View for $300. Market for them must have softened dramatically.

 

[SoulfulRecover]

alright so i ended up with a Calumet 540 that comes with two lenses, what looks like a 120 back?, possibly an instant back?, 18 film holders, 2 boxes of frozen film, an adapter with a polarizing filter and the owners manual. All for 195 bucks! not bad.

 

[480sparky]

Even without the lenses you got a deal.

 

[SoulfulRecover]

Even without the lenses you got a deal.

totally agree. I know the Tominon lens isnt great for the 4x5 but I have a JML Process lens thatll fit an 8x10 that will get mated to one of the lens boards. The Tominon will probably be fitted to my land camera 420 for kicks and giggles. Dont know anything about the anastigmat unofocal though.

 

[timor]

Nice !!

 

[compur]

The Tominon (Tomioka) lens may surprise you. They made very good lenses including all of Yashica's lenses. Yours is from a Polaroid copy stand camera so it's likely optimized for close-up work. Of course it won't have enough coverage to support camera movements but it should be quite sharp.

 

[SoulfulRecover]

Good to know!

 

[pys]

There is nowhere in my town , I used to do all my own stuff but the damn hazmat disposal of chemicals is costly so I went dlsr, I have one of the earliest preorder 5D Mark III's around.Then again I still have my Nikon F3 HP titanium on the book shelf begging to come out in the action again.

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[SoulfulRecover]

Anyone have a tri-pod recommendation?

 

[Derrel]

Anyone have a tri-pod recommendation?

I had good luck with the old Bogen 3040 "crutch-style" legs...this was a two-section tripiod, with the upper section being the dual, crutch-like part, the lower section being a single-tube leg design. Sturdy and affordable.Bogen 3040 legs - Google Search

 

[SoulfulRecover]

here are a couple locally for sale:

Manfrotto professional 055XDB tripod with 804RC2 head

Manfrotto 3029/3021 tripod

Thoughts?

if anyone feels like getting me a Christmas gift, this Leica would be just fine:

Leica M-3

 

[480sparky]

here are a couple locally for sale:

Manfrotto professional 055XDB tripod with 804RC2 head
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I have both, but I prefer to use the 410 geared head. Much more precise movements.