[LargeFormat] Planning Advice

[Pam Niedermayer]

The plastic LF's are Walker Titans at http://www.walkercameras.com/.
I've never seen one, have heard one person say they look like, well, plastic.

Ted is my friend who has the Phillips, he isn't involved financially,
other than the big hole in his pocket.

Pam

"Hornford, Dave" wrote:
> 
> Thanks Pam,
> 
> I read the Toho review on Kerry's Site (it looks like it has been moved to
> http://largeformat.terrashare.com/)
> 
> I'm 36, and expect a Wisner to last - however last summer in the Rockies I
> was rained on for 3 days before the rain turned to snow. Close to everything
> I had was wet, and then frozen. Once, I slipped crossing streams and dropped
> my pack into the stream. Despite my best efforts I expect anything I take
> backpacking to be 'ridden hard and put away wet'.
> 
> I came across a British firm that made LF gear with PVC bodies - but I can't
> recall their name.
> 
> I'll have a closer look at the Phillips and Canhams. (Is Ted involved in
> making them, or your friend who has one?)
> 
> Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> After looking at Ted Harris' Phillips, if I were buying new it would
> be hard to choose anything else; although I haven't seen a Canham in
> person. Very innovative touches, logical, light weight; but there
> normally is quite a backlog of orders, so you may have to wait a
> while, seldom seen used.
> 
> Pam
> 
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