Topic: wasting bigger film

[db]

I couldn't help myself.
I told myself it would be harmless going to a camera collector fair. And I must be a convincing liar because I bought the story and mooched on down to a hall filled with be-cardiganed gentle folk, and wandered around pretending not to be all that interested.

Of course it was fate that should put a mint condition Toyo-view 4x5  on the first table I came to. All those deep seated 'camera envy' feelings rushed to the surface and before I knew it I was talking turkey, doing the business and lugging home a very large wooden box full of bits.

Perhaps to atone for my splurge I should sell the rarely used little 120 Cambo SC. Heaven forbid that I should become a monorail collector too

There's never a practical reason for doing something like this. Perhaps this forum should be sub-titled 'moneywasters', but none the less I'm looking forward to using this bestie to pull type 5x4 negs on portraits and still life. Maybe even for pinhole.

What fun.




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[eddie]

Good luck with it , it looks afine piece,  i have one similar,  a Horseman that has hardly seen daylight never mind film.  My  aim was to use Polaroid 55. Will get it together some day. 

[astrobeck]

Can't wait to see some prints out of it.....and yes, it is a joy to use with pinhole.

It will change your life.


Congrats on your find!

[Francois]

Is it just me or every time we go to a camera show we end up bringing back something we had no idea we desperately needed in our lives

[Karl]

like my Perocut 35mm filmcutter. Almost better than scissors, but hey, I enjoy using it.
ps I got a toyo deluxe off ebay and am still trying to cobble together a kit, last thing to do is get a lens transferred to a toyo board and then get some film...

[db]

....and yes, it is a joy to use with pinhole.

It will change your life.

Change my life?.. whrew, sounds like a religious experience! Yep, I think I'll need to explore pinhole- Otherwise, being the blurryographer I am, it doesn't seem compatible with my karma.

Is it just me or every time we go to a camera show we end up bringing back something we had no idea we desperately needed in our lives

No. It's not just you.

[filmwast]

Toyo-view 4x5  on the first table I came to.

Nice looking bus! If you need a Polaroid 545 back for it (though I imagine you've got a box full), shout, as I've got a spare...

[db]

Toyo-view 4x5  on the first table I came to.

Nice looking bus! If you need a Polaroid 545 back for it (though I imagine you've got a box full), shout, as I've got a spare...

Ta- all sorted.  Actually a 5x4 Pol back is the only large format thingy  I've ever owned till now. I use it, sans camera, face up under an enlarger to make image transfers from 120 trans. I've done a whole series of quirky transfer images for a wine client who uses them on his labels.

http://www.donbrice.com/page.php?section=polaroid

Then this baby came with it's own Pol, which I've already ear-marked to be gaffa'd on to the back of a 100sheet 5x7'' Ilford paper box Pinhole camera.

cheers
db

[Ed Wenn]

Just catching up with posts on the forum after a couple of weeks doing various design activities for the FW online empire. Don's post caught my eye because I go to camera fairs and buy without caution and I've always really fancied a nice 5x4 view cam.

They always cost too much though and instead I ended up buying a beaten up old Graflex RB 5x4 SLR on evilBay:



But it's really limited in many ways (not to mention barely functioning), so I envy you your impulse buy. There's an annual camera fair in London that I've been to for the last 3 years, but just managed to avoid this year due to Damion and Jim Green not being able to make it.

'Moneywasters' - I like that a lot.