Re[4]: [LargeFormat] MF + movements

[philip Lambert]

The old 65mm covers 6x9 but movements give soft corners to the image (if
that matters to you) and if you multiply 65 by 0.43 you get the 35mm
equivalent of 28mm.which is quite wide.  Super Angulons cost double round
here; I thought it an improvement but Super Angulons are twice the size as
well. Philip
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frantisek Vlcek" <ffranta@volny.cz>
To: "philip Lambert" <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 9:14 PM
Subject: Re[4]: [LargeFormat] MF + movements


>
> First, thank you all for the more info.
>
> 1) Philip, does the 65 old-angulon (not SA) cover 6x9cm? It should I
> hope, and with a 6x9 back on the graphic, I would get plenty of
> wideangle (around 26mm equiv. to small format). Only if there are some
> available 6x9 bacs for it at normal prices - preferably something
> newer than one I saw (it was a multi-back, from 6x4.5 to 6x9, all
> possible by using only knob advance and red windows on back, like in
> my old rolleiflex <g>). Are some nice 6x9s available readily used?
>
> 2) Miniature S.G. - at www.graflex.org is an article about MSG, but it
> didn't mention the graflok conversion kit. Must be a cute camera
> indeed, if it's nicer than your other crown, Clive! Even a crown is
> beatiful :) Although I shoot MF with something other, I still have a
> '37 Rolleiflex Standard, which I consider the nicest camera ever :)
> Yes, a box - but what box!
>
> Frantisek
>
>
> pL> Very interesting.  I wish I could find a Miniature Speed Graphic. Is
> pL> it safe to buy on Ebay? Philip
> >> You may like to consider the 2x3 Crown Graphic which, similar to the
> >> Century, will allow the use of shorter focal lengths.  There is also
the
> >> Miniature Speed Graphic dating from the 30's which is actually rather a
> >> nice camera.  I have both Crown and Miniature and use the Miniature in
> >> preference. Probably because the mechanics of the camera are rather
> >> appealing and it has an Art Deco look and feel about it......  There
was a
> >> 'factory' upgrade kit available for the Miniature to convert it to a
> >> Graflok style back, so some of these upgraded cameras are very usable
> >> indeed.  Like the Speed Graphic, the Miniature will not allow use of
the
> >> shorter focal lengths.
> >> Cheers,   Clive
>
>
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