Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> From: "David Rodgers" <drodgers@casefarms.com> > Subject: RE: [Leica] cutest camera ever > A) why anyone would ever build a 35mm view camera (I'm holding out for One of the (many) things that fascinates me about photography: One can make a photographic image with almost anything; as long as you have a pin hole or lens, a light sensitive surface to project the image on, and total darkness between the two. From this basic premise folks have contrived all manner of hardware to gain control over the various relationships between those two basic elements (lens, light sensitive surface) - from tiny spy cameras to huge view cameras. Here we have an opportunity to see someone's idea that swings, tilts, shifts, rises, and falls had some application to a 35mm frame, apparently extremely well crafted. You can find contemporary hardware (at $2k) which provides some of these movements for your digital SLR of choice: see <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details &Q=&sku=138111&is=REG&addedTroughType=search>. Why? Only the creators, marketers and buyers know for sure. > B) how in the world you stumbled onto it on ebay! I have an ongoing e**y search of "view camera" just to see what comes up in the way of old, simple and eclectic photo gear. Amazing (to me) things appear in that search. regards, George