[LargeFormat] about to take the jump

[tripspud]

Hi Jeff,

     The Calumet was availabel in both 16" and 22" rail sizes.

Cheers,

Rich Lahrson
Berkeley, California
tripspud@transbay.net



William Wiseman wrote:

> I have decided to take the jump to a 4x5 camera. After some research
> and reading, I think a monorail camera will work for me since almost
> everything I will be doing would be close to my car or indoors. I'm
> also not a small guy and my normal camera backpack weighs in at 30 lbs.
> (with tripod) so carrying a camera case/pack isn't going to be a big
> deal. My biggest problem is a tight budget.
>
> After some looking, I am considering one of the older Calumet/B&J
> Orbit/Kodak with round rails. They seem to all be the same basic camera
> and all seem to go for around $100 (sans lens) on ebay. Would this be a
> reasonable choice? Is there some problem that makes these cameras
> undesireable? Also, most seem to have a 20 to 22" rail but is a shorter
> rail available or was this a standard size bar/tube where a shorter
> rail could be easily made?
>
> TIA.
>
> JeffW.
>
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