[LargeFormat] Enough musclebuilding already

[philip lambert]

Thanks Jim. I think the back focus of your 55mm Grandagon is quite a lot
longer than my 47mm S Angulon f5.6. I wonder how it would work on your
Linhof.
I think I saw such a modern Linhof at MXV at about 4 times the price of the
Sinar F1.  I have been told that the folding rail can be tricky.  As to the
Sinar, the rails can be quite long without loss of rigidity.
Philip
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Brick" <jim@brick.org>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Enough musclebuilding already


> At 08:33 PM 12/14/2003 +0000, philip lambert wrote:
>
> >Does anybody know what is the lightest realistically usable 54 monorail?
I
> >did have a Gowland but sold it as too sloppy, no datum zero lines, no
rear
> >rise/fall. no bag bellows. Currently I am exercising with a Sinar F1 and
> >it's a good camera but sometimes I wonder whether I haven't overdosed on
> >Swiss metal, so I would welcome advice on something easier to carry that
> >does what a Sinar can.  Monorails are on Ebay from time to time at
moderate
> >prices (other than Linhof). Actually I had Linhofs and they were heavy
and
> >(in a whisper)- not as good as Sinar?  Philip
>
>
>
> I use a Linhof Technikardan 45S which is much lighter than a Sinar. It
> folds up into a flat pancake slipping neatly into my backpack, exactly
> where my old Technika fit. And it is about the same weight, +/- a few
> grams. It turns into a monorail that I use, with ease, my 55/4.5 Grandagon
> all the way out to my 720mm Nikor.
>
> After 45 years of 4x5's and 8x10's, this is my dream camera. Completely
> capable of handling everything. A great studio camera and a great packable
> outdoor camera.
>
> It has levels top and side, and everything is degree marked and most have
> zero detents. Regular and bag bellows that change in seconds. All possible
> view/monorail camera movements are there.
>
> http://www.butzi.net/reviews/linhoftk45s.htm
>
> Jim
>
>
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