[LargeFormat] Survey of Field Cameras

[Jim Brick]

The 360/500/720 are a single lens/shutter with a changeable rear element. I 
bought the trio used (actually unused) but second hand so it would have 
been foolish to not buy the three. I do use the 720 enough to warrant 
having it. The TK 45S handles it quite well, as long as the air is still. 
It's a little tricky when the wind is blowing.

Jim


At 12:27 AM 1/20/2002 -0600, Michael Briggs wrote:

>I too use a Technikardan 45S.
>
>Focal lengths:
>most frequent: 180
>almost as frequently: 110
>sometimes: 72 or 450
>rarely: 300
>
>I almost didn't buy the 450 because I almost never use the 300 mm.  Even
>though the focal length is 1.67X longer than 180 mm, it doesn't seem different
>enough.  The 450 is useful to limit the photo to details on objects that you
>can't get close to.
>
>Some questions for Jim: Do you use the 720 Nikkor-T often?  How well does the
>Technikardan 45S handle it?
>
>--Michael
>
>On 16-Jan-02 Jim wrote:
> > Linhof Technikardan 45S
> >
> > 75/4.5 Rodenstock Grandagon
> > 120/5.6 Schneider Super Symmar HM
> > 180/5.6 Schneider Symmar-S MC
> > 270/6.3 Nikkor-T*ED
> > 360/8   Nikkor-T*ED
> > 500/11  Nikkor-T*ED
> > 720/16  Nikkor-T*ED
> >