Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Andrew Moore wrote: > > > has some nice camera reviews. The best way to get 6x9, IMHO, is to buy a > > 4x5 view camera, and get a roll film back to go with it. This gets you > > the best of both worlds. > > I looked into this briefly and realized that a big downside is that it's > hard to find lenses made for the 6x9 format. Of course you can use a lens > with larger (4x5, 5x7, ...) coverage but then your standard lens becomes > more of a mid-tele due the film format using less of the image circle. I > love the idea of a roll-film large format camera (hope I get one some > day) but I've got a 3-ring binder full of lens and camera specs and too > many headaches. Putting that decision off until way later. > > on topic: It makes deciding between a 90/2.8 and a 90/2 look easy! > > --Andrew > NO ARCHIVE My newest camera. A 6x9 speed mini. http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/ImagePages/SpeedGraphicMini.html which i got for 250 bucks. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/