[LargeFormat] Intro & Teaching Camera Advice

[Stuart Phillips]

What about a new Calumet for $399?

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonathan Taylor" <jtyr@sover.net>
To: "Large format" <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 1:30 AM
Subject: [LargeFormat] Intro & Teaching Camera Advice


> Hello all,
>
> I'm new to the list (tho I have been lurking for several weeks now), and
> figured it was finally time to introduce myself.
>
> I've been shooting 35mm now since 1997, starting with Tri-X, a good deal
of
> darkroom experience, and an excellent teacher (http://www.JWillis.net/ ).
>
> For my day job I teach a class called Design & Illustration that draws
> wacky, brilliant, and otherwise students from 10 local high schools. We
have
> great students and a lot of fun (http://burlingtontech.org/ ). Although my
> professional background consists mostly of graphic design experience, I
get
> to teach photography as well. One of the great side benefits of the job is
> that I we have very good resources for buying equipment. Among other
things
> this has allowed me to put together a nice darkroom and a fleet of old
> Minolta and Nikon manual SLRs to loan out.
>
> This year I've gotten authorization to finally buy a large-format camera.
I
> have two motivations for doing so:
>
> 1) I think they provide a great vehicle for learning the underlying
> principles of photography and cameras. (I remember my teacher's
> demonstrations vividly.)
>
> 2) I started getting really serious about landscape photography using
> infrared film, opaque filters, and a silly but fun Nikon shift lens
> (http://sover.net/~jtyr/ ). It didn't take long working with this outfit
to
> realize my vision would be much better served by a LF rig.
>
> So I have put together the following package from B&H and would greatly
> appreciate any advice. LF is new and strange territory to me. What little
I
> know is purely theoretical. My goal is to get a solid and usable system
for
> the least money possible. I budgeted $1700 (not nearly enough)! The
> practicalities of a public school purchase order precludes eBay and even
> vigulent cherry picking from the usual online used dealers.
>
> Here are the uses I'm anticipating for this rig:
> 1)  classroom demo- cheapest Polaroid film possible
> 2)  landscape- Polaroid Type 55 (lovely Polargoo!), HEI, Maco, & Tri-X
> 3)  architecture- same as landscape
> 4)  limited studio- 120 roll chromes
>
> 1 Toyo-View 4x5 45C Camera                                   799.00
799.00
> 1 Rodenstock 210mm f/6.8 Geronar Lens with Copal #1 Shutter  399.00
399.00
>   >>>Both of these are USED items.<<<
> 1 Toyo-View 158 x 158mm Lensboard for #1 Copal                54.95
54.95
> 1 Rodenstock Metal Lens Wrench (for View Lens Retaining Ring) 14.95
14.95
> 1 Toyo-View 4x5 Folding Focusing Hood/Groundglass Cover      110.00
110.00
>   >>>Do I need this?<<<
> 1 Horseman Roll Film Holder 451 - 6x9cm Graflok Back         398.95
398.95
> 4 Fidelity 4x5 Sheet Film Holders (Twin Pack)                 42.95
171.80
>   >>>Not enough of these, right?<<<
> 1 Fidelity Dark Slide (Plastic) for 4x5 Sheet Film Holder     12.95
12.95
>   >>>Do I need this?<<<
> 1 Polaroid Model #545i 4x5 Polaroid Sheet Film Holder        164.95
164.95
> 1 Toyo-View Focusing Cloth 36x48" (Black/White)               44.50
44.50
> 1 Wista 5x Standard Focusing Loupe                            52.95
52.95
> 1 Tenba CCV45 Car Case for View 45 - Black                   185.95
185.95
>
2,409.95
>
> These are "extras" that I really want but probably cannot afford.
> 1 Nikon Wide 90mm f/8 Nikkor-SW Lens w/ Copal #0 Shutter     699.95
699.95
> 1 Toyo-View 158 x 158mm Lensboard for #0 Copal                84.95
84.95
> 1 Toyo-View 4x5 Wide Angle Bellows                           369.00
369.00
> 1 Gepe 3.25" Cable Release Extension for Recessed Lensboards  17.95
17.95
>   >>>Do I need this? I already have a nice Nikon standard release.<<<
> 1 Horseman Roll Film Holder 612 - 6x12cm, Graflok Back       699.95
699.95
>
1,871.80
>
> So there you have it. Please tell me what I've gotten wrong, how I can
save
> money, and anything else I'm missing.
>
> jt
>
>
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