[LargeFormat] An 11x14 Ektachrome shot with rear half of a ProtarVII con...

[Jim Hemenway]

The real weight is in carrying a box of film, (ten sheets) worth of 
11x14 filmholders - five of them.  And neither the Protar or the 
Schneider are what might be called "floaters".

I use a Ries metal tripod which has three double legs with an extendable 
  middle leg in each doublet.  It has a large Majestic head.

I can carry the Korona in my left hand, the tripod on my right shoulder 
with a big canvas bag hanging from the end of the tripod and containing 
the filmholders, rear extension, two aluminum braces, whichever lens 
isn't on the camera, a pair of extra strong reading glasses instead of a 
loupe, a Weston V meter, a small package of silly business cards for 
inquisitors, a portfolio of a half dozen chromes, (also for inquisitors) 
and an extra large navy blue sweatshirt with sleeves removed and sewn 
closed... I'm good for about 7-10 minutes like that, which hardly makes 
the Korona only a road side camera.  Since I'm now 62, your mileage will 
vary depending on age and other stuff.

The one on ebay now is currently at a reasonable price.  I paid $1,500 
for mine about 2 years ago, it included one leaky filmholder, the 
Protar, a 305mm Kyvytar (sp) and a Wollensack which I've never used (no 
shutter or aperture in it.

Jim "Hardway" Hemenway



tripspud wrote:

> Hi Jim,
> 
>       When I returned to large format, I chose 5x7, first
> I got the enlarger than the camera.  Now I want bigger,
> but I can't settle on a size.  So I always look at the 11x14
> cameras on the eBay, which are few and far between
> compared to the numbers of 8x10 cameras.  You should
> tell us more about your 11x14.  What tripod do you use?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Rich Lahrson
> Berkeley, California
> tripspud@transbay.net
> 
> Jim Hemenway wrote:
> 
> 
>>Greg:
>>
>>Real men don't bother much with a 4x5 camera!
>>
>>I've got a 4x5 Graphlex SLR which I sometimes use for snapshots of my
>>11x14 subjects.
>>
>>:-)
>>
>>The only reason to go for 8x10 instead of 11x14 is that color film for
>>the latter is very hard to find... especially color negative.
>>
>>But if you're a black and white person then go for it, there's nothing
>>like an 11x14 contact print.
>>
>>I'd get a 16x20 camera if transparency film were available for it.
>>
>>Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
>>
>>Gregor33@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>>Jim,
>>>
>>>Very cool image. Makes we want even more a bigger camera not perhaps an 11x14
>>>but an 8x10 for sure. Makes my 4x5 seem really tiny.
>>>
>>>Greg Orlando
>>
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