[LargeFormat] magnola

[largeformat@f32.net]

Hi Clive! 
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>The MPP is a good camera - they were provided for military use and plenty 
>more ended up in colleges - so a lot of them had hard lives and 

*** Do you think that they have found their way outside UK? I mostly find
used photo gear quite overpriced in UK than everywhere else (e.g. Germany,
Czech,...). And most UK's used shops on the web had price for MPP VII
around 160L body only, which is a bit steep for me (although it may be
quite cheap with regard to normal LF prices). But from the specs, it sure
looked nice.

>1-1/100 and time shutters. Focusing: focusing screen, displaceable and 
>versatily tippingable frame of focusing screen. 

***	What do you think the sentence about focusing screen being displaceable
mean? May it hint at an international back (which should be removable if I
understand it right?) ? Was there ever anything like 5x7"/13x18cm
international back?
	And thanks for the link (though I knew it already. Have a look at the
enlargers there for one of the cheapest 5x7" enlargers available, although
simple one. My dream enlarger is the AGRAND :)

*** Another question: the difference between 5x7" and 13x18 is very small.
Are the outer dimensions of each system's holders and accessories same - ie
are 5x7" holders usable on 13x18 cameras and vice versa? (same question wrt
9x12cm and 4x5").
	I am still very new to this LF, although already obsessed with it. I am
looking forward to my first contact prints :) I *LOVE* contact prints.
	
Thanks!
	Frantisek