Author Topic: Look what the postlady brought me today .... (Read 8156 times)

LT · « **on:** May 03, 2012, 02:08:26 PM »

Fresh off the plane from China:

Suzi Livingstone · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2012, 02:16:41 PM »

Mmmm nice

Paul Mitchell · « **Reply #2 on:** May 03, 2012, 03:07:09 PM »

I bet that there's someone in the Taylor household that looks like the cat who's just got the cream... hope you enjoy using it as much as I have with mine.

Paul

Francois · « **Reply #3 on:** May 03, 2012, 04:09:28 PM »

Mmmm... Bellows... my favorite (in that Homer voice)

I can imagine all the jumping around that happened when this was left on your doorstep

LT · « **Reply #4 on:** May 03, 2012, 05:52:38 PM »

thanks guys - and I got a job yesterday ...

new job, new camera - I'm doing somersaults here

Urban Hafner · « **Reply #5 on:** May 03, 2012, 05:56:18 PM »

Well, congratulations are in order, I think. Both for the job and the camera!

Knaster · « **Reply #6 on:** May 03, 2012, 06:00:17 PM »

Wonderful, Leon! I can relate to all this - I got a job myself (after being out of one for ages and ages) the week before last and tonight I am taking delivery of a small baby, err... I mean LF camera, namely a Sinar Norma.

Life can be grand sometimes.

Britt Aximon · « **Reply #7 on:** May 03, 2012, 06:30:08 PM »

Congrats Leon. It is a beautiful camera, you will have som much fun with it. And congrats to the job as well!

Sandeha Lynch · « **Reply #8 on:** May 03, 2012, 06:53:46 PM »

Haha - Well done !!

Miles · « **Reply #9 on:** May 03, 2012, 07:00:00 PM »

Hats off good fellow.

jojonas~ · « **Reply #10 on:** May 03, 2012, 07:01:27 PM »

waow!

you're on a roll leon! congrats~~~

mickld · « **Reply #11 on:** May 03, 2012, 07:41:10 PM »

Great news. That camera is just gorgeous looking. Have you posted a video review yet?

sapata · « **Reply #12 on:** May 03, 2012, 07:50:44 PM »

Congratulations for the job and camera Leon!

Mike (happyforest) · « **Reply #13 on:** May 03, 2012, 08:38:33 PM »

Congratulations on both.

Mike

Miller · « **Reply #14 on:** May 03, 2012, 08:44:46 PM »

Nice toy and congrats on the job hustle....

Talking 4x5, yesterday an assistant of Lord Snowdon picked up a Polaroid 4x5 back from me... Says its getting strapped to his Linhof kit today... 82 years old and still shooting I guess and at least its seeing the light of day instead of shacked up in my cupboard...

Nick Moys · « **Reply #15 on:** May 03, 2012, 09:59:28 PM »

Great stuff. Hope you enjoy the new job as much as I'm sure you will enjoy the camera.

original_ann · « **Reply #16 on:** May 04, 2012, 02:49:02 AM »

Congratulations on the job and camera, Leon! What a beauty! What's going to be your lens of choice?

LT · « **Reply #17 on:** May 04, 2012, 07:15:39 AM »

Thanks for the warm wishes

ann - I mostly use a 150mm for 5x4 but this camera lets me focus my 65mm super topcor so I'm looking forward to some mad-wide 5x4! Even the harman Titan is less wide than that! It's a lens for 6x9 but the image circle will just cover 5x4 so I'm told. Exciting.

Miller - you always have the best anecdotes! Just being an octogenarian Polaroid snapper would have been cool enough, but Snowdons assistant too? Excellent.

Andrea. · « **Reply #18 on:** May 04, 2012, 07:55:14 AM »

Congrats on both counts Mr Leon. I do hope the latter will not get in the way of the former!

kenny · « **Reply #19 on:** May 04, 2012, 08:26:31 AM »

Congrats on the new camera and new job Leon!
Please do a podcast review on the Chamonix, I'm sure a lot of us are really looking forward to that!

Late Developer · « **Reply #20 on:** May 04, 2012, 08:31:46 AM »

Fabulous news on both fronts, Leon. Hope you soon settle into the new job and that the Chamonix is all you've hoped for.

astrobeck · « **Reply #21 on:** May 04, 2012, 09:00:10 AM »

Cheers on both counts!
We should all have a beer at the local pub.....

Anxious to see how you get about with it.

This-is-damion · « **Reply #22 on:** May 04, 2012, 10:03:14 AM »

Very nice mr taylor

Suzi Livingstone · « **Reply #23 on:** May 04, 2012, 12:27:09 PM »

Congrats on the new job Leon!

LT · « **Reply #24 on:** May 04, 2012, 12:55:55 PM »

thanks again all.

Here's a tempting taster for Ann

:

Francois · « **Reply #25 on:** May 04, 2012, 01:59:06 PM »

Quote from: Leon on May 04, 2012, 07:15:39 AM

It's a lens for 6x9 but the image circle will just cover 5x4 so I'm told. Exciting.

And if it doesn't, you'll get that much sought after vignetting

Paul Mitchell · « **Reply #26 on:** May 04, 2012, 02:27:54 PM »

What sort/make of lens panel is that Leon?

LT · « **Reply #27 on:** May 04, 2012, 02:35:10 PM »

Paul - it's a converter from 80mmx80mm to linhof size.. The lens is in a panel for my Horseman camera. I wanted to be able to use it for both LF and MF, so I got a linhof size adaptor. I;ve put all my LF lenses into a horseman panel, and I use this adaptor with them for LF.

works well.

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #28 on:** May 04, 2012, 03:01:45 PM »

I had no idea you were getting a new camera. Straight out of the blue.

Seriously though, it looks great and I know you'll do great things with it. Job too. Excellent!!

edthened · « **Reply #29 on:** May 04, 2012, 05:31:34 PM »

Och Leon, yer sutcha jammie jammie dodger, .............................................................an am awfie pleezzed fir ye tae, so ther

LT · « **Reply #30 on:** May 04, 2012, 05:43:08 PM »

och, thanks neddie, so ther

Karl · « **Reply #31 on:** May 04, 2012, 06:01:03 PM »

LT · « **Reply #32 on:** May 11, 2012, 08:18:35 PM »

... and it covers perfectly. Even allows for a (very small) amount of tilt

Diane Peterson · « **Reply #33 on:** May 11, 2012, 10:08:25 PM »

Congrats Leon, on both the job and the camera! Wonderful news on both fronts!

sapata · « **Reply #34 on:** May 19, 2012, 12:16:56 PM »

Though it was interesting to share Leon...
http://www.scoop.it/t/wet-plate-collodion/p/1782427228/chamonix-4-5-wet-plate-holder

Knaster · « **Reply #35 on:** May 20, 2012, 12:32:50 PM »

Here is another wetplate holder for 4x5:

http://www.incameraindustries.com/

looks a bit more "industrial" (sturdy) and there is also a 8x10 version. But I sure would love a 5x7" version...

Author Topic: Look what the postlady brought me today .... (Read 8156 times)

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