[LargeFormat] Intro & Camera [now Calumet vs Toyo]

[Les Newcomer]

My only concern is the reliability of it. I've seen college kids break 
an anvil in the middle of a plowed field.  I was originally going to 
suggest the calumet 45n which is what I have and what the local comm 
College has here.  5 years in a college is like 5 years of combat 
photography.


On Thursday, June 19, 2003, at 09:55  AM, Kent Gibbs wrote:

> I have a Cadet.  It will do anything you want to do.  You will run out
> of lens coverage before you run out of movement.  It is relatively
> light weight (6 lbs.) and will accept the polaroid 545 holders,
> readyload and quickload holders as well as the Calumet roll film
> adapters.  For the money, I don't think it can be beat.  You could pay
> alot more for less camera.
>
>
> --- Jonathan Taylor <jtyr@sover.net> wrote:
>> Stuart Phillips asked:
>>
>>> What about a new Calumet for $399?
>>
>> How does the Cadet compare to the Toyo 45c? Can it take advantage of
>> the
>> rest of the Calumet system? I like the Toyo because it looks like it
>> will be
>> very adaptable and useful for a variety of needs. I don't want to get
>> something I'm going to want to trade in next year. (Although their
>> trade-in
>> deal makes it significantly less painful.) Also can one only buy new
>> Calumets from Calumet? Although we can certainly add them to our
>> vendor
>> list, doing so is a small pain, in which case I'd like to have some
>> compelling reason for going Calumet.
>>
>> I just popped over to their website; boy the prices on their packages
>> are
>> pretty compelling.
>>
>> Although Burlington is considered "the big city" by many Vermonters,
>> we are
>> really in the hinterland here. We have no major photo dealer within
>> two
>> hours. We are blessed with a great little repair shop/used dealer,
>> but
>> that's really it. I wish I had a knowledgable sales person to walk me
>> through this process. At this point though I need to get this order
>> done and
>> into the system.
>>
>> jt
>>
>>
>>
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