Bought and On its way to Malaysia

[beyond]

Harlo all, been eye-ing Shen Hao ever since I spotted one at one of the analogue dealer in Singapore. Always curious about them. Been scanning around ebay for a used unit. But they are hard to come by on eBay. Cant seems to spot one for sale (used). Managed to source one finally on Large Format Forum. Paid and its on its way here to KL. Excited. No lens yet. Still hunting for one.

Here are some pics (taken by the previous owner, Rich Long).
http://www.richnblenda.net/shen-hao-4x5-wnikkor-w-135-f56.html

Its pretty expensive to shoot in LF in KL from what I gather from. I only know a handful of them who own and shoot with LF. I dont think I can source for film here. So I have to source from Singapore. Its ok to dev BW on my own. But what I really want to try out are the Slides and Fuji Instant. Cant wait for the package to arrive. I ll be heading here often to have my noobie questions answered. Please bear with me . Thanks.

 

[Particular]

I lived in KL for a bit in the 90's. I brought a 4x5 and I took two weeks off from my job to photograph around the city. My info is obviously dated, but in those days Kodak had an importer in PJ. I took a bus down there, and they had a big fridge with anything I could dream of. Perhaps they (or Fuji) are stil there.
I also met an architectural photographer who worked for a lot of the big offices and shot 4x5. His name might have been Lim, but I'm not sure. Perhaps he is still working.

 

[oftheherd]

Googling "koala lampoor" + "8x10 film" led me to a gentleman who worked at the below Kodak Company. Don't know if they are still there with all the downsizing.

Eastman Kodak Company
Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games
Quality Control Specialist, September 1998

also this; http://www.etsy.com/search?search_t...h_query=film_photography&noautofacet=1&page=7 but no promises either will help.

I have also heard of people who use printing paper to save costs but I have never tried it.

Let us see some of what you get when you start using the camera.

 

[ChrisN]

Pick up some cheap B&W film to get started with - there's a steep learning curve ahead. You'll need to learn to load film into darkslide film holders, and the process of composing, focusing, loading a film holder into the camera then exposing the film has lots of room for errors. Better to do this with cheap film rather than wasting chromes. I've bought cheap Chinese 4x5 B&W film from ebay seller Isaac Chen (seller ID = isaac.chen).

Congratulations and have fun! What lens will you start with?

 

[beyond]

Won a bid on the 150 mm Rodenstock. Should be a good start. Camera arrived yesterday. But yet to give it a thorough check. Down with flu. Been in bed for the last two days.

 

[ChrisN]

Good lens - could well be the only one you need. I also have a 90mm but the 150 is first choice most often.

Get well soon!