[LargeFormat] Backpackable 4x5

[Dan Kalish]

This thread sounds very much like the thread in response to my recent
inquiry: Horseman 45HD or Gandolfi?  I'm getting the feeling this topic
comes up very often!

I think you need to narrow down your desires a bit more.  You can get
monorails that are readily collapsible (Arca Swiss F-line) and you can get
Field cameras with a lot of movement (Gandolfi Variant III, Linhof
Technikardan 45S).  How much do you want to spend?  How important is weight?
Why aren't you satisfied with the Calumet?

Narrow this down a little bit and try out the cameras you're considering.
Where are you located?

Oh: I wound up with a Linhof Kardan M and a Gandolfi Variant I.  A year ago
I was doing only 35mm work; now I've got 3 view cameras (the third is a
Graphic View II) and am lusting after a Plaubel.

> From: "Benno Jones" <benno@bjonesphoto.com>
> To: <largeformat@f32.net>
> Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 15:40:15 -0700
> Subject: [LargeFormat] Backpackable 4x5
> Reply-To: largeformat@f32.net
>
> I'm sure this must have come up before, but a quick perusal of the list
> archives did not turn up any promising message titles, so.....
>
> I currently own an older Calumet monorail and a Crown Graphic, but need
> something good for field work with as many movements as possible.  Rear
> swing is a must for my personal photographic style, but I could probably
> live without rear rise and fall or rear shift (although I'd rather it was
> one or the other, not both).  I'm thinking probably more of a monorail
> camera that can come apart and lie flat than a field camera, but I'd
> consider a field camera if it had all the movements I need.  Long bellows
> extension is also in the wish list as I do a lot of macro-type photography
> as well.
>
> Suggestion?  Recommendations?
>
> Thanks, folks!
>
> Benno Jones