Re[2]: [LargeFormat] MF + movements

[Frantisek Vlcek]

Hello Philip,
Sunday, August 19, 2001, 7:40:33 PM, you wrote:

pL> Dear Frantisek
pL> A 2x3 Speed Graphic is cheap, small and light compared with most field
[...]
pL> rising, drop, tilt and limited cross front.  No back movements. I haven=
't
pL> found a version with a working focal plane shutter but modest lenses in

The Focal plane shutter issue made me think about Century Graphic 2x3
or 2 1/4 ... - it would allow shorter lenses and propably the shutter
in the 2x3 Speed would be irrepairable or only with major effort
anyway, so I might just as well get a Century, or no=3F Was there any
other difference=3F


pL> =A3200 here, the price of a Linhof 67(120) back. Don't bother about 6x12
pL> transparencies at this stage unless you know you can sell pictures.... =
in
pL> the UK such 5x4 rollfilm backs cost a great deal.  Philip

    I was thinking about it as a mechanist I know build a 6x12 back
    himself, for sale but he later kept it himself, and from what I
    know about him it was even more accurate (dimensions - film plane
    distance to GG=3F) than several originals that he measured :) But I
    don't know yet the cost of it, though.


Thanks a lot!
       Frantisek