4x5's are getting cheaper

[Kin Lau]

Look what I just won. Comes with a 150/4.5 Tessar too!

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7550557995&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1

 

[ray_g]

Nice! Now you just have to look for a modified baby carrier to add to your watchlist 😉

 

[Kin Lau]

I also have an Anniversary Speed Graphics, and my brother-in-law is a postman (post office issues new equipment yearly) 🙂 I'll just go for the 2 4x5's off the hip... kinda like a gunslinger with a couple of bazooka's 😀

 

[jan normandale]

Kin, let me know when you are going to use this. I want to watch.

Jan

seriously

 

[Stephanie Brim]

I was looking for one of these...then I decided that a scanner was more important to me than my advancement into large format.

 

[denishr]

Congrats, Kin!

And that Grafmatic is going to come handy - provided it has all 6 septums. If not, those can be found on ebay relatively easy. I couldn't tell from the auction photos, but it seems it's missing the ground glass. Nothng serious, you can make one yourself, or get an excellent replacement from SatinSnow (inexpensive and very good, I hear).

BTW; I was watching the same auction for a while 🙂

Denis

 

[wlewisiii]

Nice, especially since Grafmatics alone have been going for $60 to $130 of late. The Anny is a nice camera; enjoy!

William

 

[FrankS]

It's interesting that many of us 35mm RF users also have TLR's and Graflex cameras. Shows that we're hard-core.

 

[GeneW]

The local community college has a course in 4x5 photography. I've been tempted, but have held off for the simple reason that I'm sure if I tried a 4x5 I'd want one ...

Gene

 

[FrankS]

You know you waaannn'it ! 🙂

 

[GeneW]

You know you waaannn'it ! 🙂

I'm gonna sign up for CCA (Classic Cameraholics Anonymous). They tell you the only thing that works is avoidance 🙂

Gene

 

[Kin Lau]

Yes, it's missing the ground glass... I've got to make up a few since the other Anny's glass is in somewhat rough shape but very usable, and I'm missing the ground glass on the Baby Graphics.

Funny, but I didn't really care for the Grafmatic, and I already have several film holders. I'll have to see how it works.

 

[Stephanie Brim]

Bah, avoidance. Indulgence. 😀

 

[rbiemer]

Yesterday, while looking for something else, I stumbled over LOTS AND LOTS of N.O.S. Soviet 13x18(5x7?) and 18x24(8x10?) cameras. Most were represented as mid-late 70's production and "new" but packed away until now. Camera, lens, film holder(s), and tripods for $200US or less . Just what I need is another format 🙄 but, dern, these things are pretty!
Of course, this morning I went to specifically look for 'em and can only find one :bang:
should've saved the search I used yesterday :bang:
It's just as well...I guess...
Rob

 

[DougK]

Mmmmm... 4x5 transparency... mmmm. I'm soooooo tempted, but I must reduce my camera inventory first. And I need a new car. And I need to reduce some debt.

But I want one just the same 🙂

 

[wlewisiii]

Funny, but I didn't really care for the Grafmatic, and I already have several film holders. I'll have to see how it works.

If you don't want it, let me know. I love the one I just got.

William

 

[rbiemer]

4 x 5? pipsqueak format! Now HERE is a REAL large format camera! Just think of the macro slides you could get with this one! 😀 😀 😀
Rob

 

[Will]

4 x 5? pipsqueak format! Now HERE is a REAL large format camera! Just think of the macro slides you could get with this one! 😀 😀 😀
Rob

😱 no landscape...

 

[wlewisiii]

Mighty hard to handhold with Tri-X... 😉

😀

William

 

[thpook]

Imagine the size of the tripod that Gigantor the large format camera would require... and then imagine trying to find some that sells an enlarger large enough to print your negatives.