[LargeFormat] Advice on Purchase

[Ade Talabi]

I have always preferied the Sinar P series. I must say you can not go wrong with the
Angulor lenses, but there a very expensive. Fuji is known to make some good ones, 
but I can not vouch for how goo dthey are.

What you should really consider is the image angle in LF? Depending on the 
kind of work you intend to put the camera through, you should find a lens
that will give you the angle you want.

Ade
Joe Tait (jtait@texas.net) said thusly on [21/10/01 at 00:35]:

> Hello.
> 
> New to the group and sorry to start in with neophyte inquiries, but I am
> trying to think through my first large format system & could really use some
> guidance. 
> 
> -Body-
> 
> My initial impulse was to get a used contemporary body, either a Cambo 4x5
> nx or Toyo 4x5 cx, with the understanding that these bodies are modular and
> compatible with current accessories in their respective lines.
> 
> This would really be a little more than I want to put into the body (I have
> about a $1300 dollar budget to get a body, lens, tripod, loupe, backs, etc.;
> going to evaporate quickly I know).
> 
> Upgradeability seems to me to be a really solid sell. I know that I'll be
> aching for bellows extensions to do macro work, and a reflex view seems
> nice. I just don't know what else an accessory is going to offer me and to
> have that as an option seems prudent.
> 
> If I were to get an older model, say a Toyo View 4x5d, would I be able to
> "accessorize"? The going rate for that model used is more in-line with my
> budget.
> 
> -Lens-
> 
> My intention is to just get a 150mm standard at first. I will be doing 75%
> studio controlled lighting in B&W; with a mixture of scenes (maybe 20%
> requiring wide-angle lenses) and close-up macro work for textures. All of
> the work would be artistic, nothing for reproduction and I'm not going for
> realism. I lean more on the contrasty, chocolatey, vintage look a decent
> amount of the time; although not exclusively.
> 
> The rest of my shots would be outdoor stuff and maybe 5% color work overall.
> 
> Given these intentions, do I need modern, multi-coated (often times
> expensive) lenses? If not, what older lenses would get good results?
> I imagine long exposures, and if that were the case, can I get away with
> slower lenses?
> 
> For macro work, would a standard 150mm give good results with long bellows?
> What makes a good macro lens for artistic work (beings that I don't require
> accurate reproduction)?
> 
> Thanks for enduring the email.
> 
> -Joe
> 
> 
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