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...although I also like the Combo style rollfilm backs that mount the film/takeup spool outside of the main body, which means that they can be fitted underneath a spring back;
That would be fantastic.
...although I also like the Combo style rollfilm backs that mount the film/takeup spool outside of the main body, which means that they can be fitted underneath a spring back;
... I did rather expect the red window
I agree on that, but the dysfunction goes beyond seeing the numbers. Often the knobs are stiff and awkward to turn while holding the camera AND a torch to watch little numbers that, if you miss, mean you might have to waste a frame (or risk overlap). Being able to jig back a little would really help.I'm sure I've mentioned these before but for everyone that struggles with the red window on cameras I've always used THESE Some films are easier to see than others but using these little red LED keying torches make all films a whole lot easier to see.
How about a nice grey, should set off the black but still keep it's cool look. Grey is apparently the new black.
And you'd need my batman sticker. Looks good.
...want...
Yeah that definitely needs a yellow batman logo maybe on the lens board .
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Batman-80mmx46mm-Sticker-Laptop-Superhero/dp/B00YSYHSQ8?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_6
This isn’t my bellows, it’s a set for a camera heading to Bogotá tomorrow (randomly!), but I thought I’d see what plain black bellows look like. It’s also not my lens, hence it’s on a sand coloured lens board [emoji23]
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Yeah black bellows it has to be imo, not least of all as black goes with anything and I'd need the camera to match whatever dress code I chose on any given day!
What's the bellows extention btw ...similar to the original Chroma or longer?
It would be black for me... (very ageing goth) All I'd need to do then would be to find a "Sky's Gone Out" sticker.
Edit to add: Then go visit @Asha and hop over to Il Staglieno...
Cheers mate. I’m kind of swaying towards standard black, but then the devil on my other shoulder tells me to make it stand out at TPS ;0) After all, the bag bellows will be plain black so maybe the standard bellows should be different.
The bellows draw on the Adventurer is pretty much the same as the Advanced, at just under 300mm [emoji1303]
Tartan. You know it needs it!
I'm tellin' ya, grey is the way. A nice darkish grey will CONTRAST WITH MY PALE GREY HAIR perfectly.
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I'll have you know that I do have a single grey hair, just the one mind. Admittedly it's one amongst very few.
So back on track, to please most folk or at least those of us who have made suggestions/ preferences, hows about a compromise :
Black and Grey Tartan
So the snapshot, whats the "standard" focal length lens for it? 150mm? or are the bellows too short to focus that length at infinity?
Link me to some specs if you have any to hand[emoji6]
EDIT: Looking at the photo, it seems that it comes "complete" with a lens….Does it?
There isn’t really a standard lens for it, it’s whatever you want to shoot (mainly handheld). The bellows will focus a 150mm to infinity, and it can go down to a 47mm with a flat plate mount, without bellows. The whole front plate is secured with a clip at one edge and magnets at the other so can switched easily.
For most lenses you would just unscrew the four thumbscrews on the front, then unscrew the 4 steel spacer bars beneath them and swap them for longer/shorter ones depending on your lens.
The lens on the camera is mine, it won’t come with one as standard but uses any large format lens/shutter with a rear element smaller than 65mm diameter (to fit through the helicoid)
If it's as small and as light as it looks then I'll be very interested to have one as an " everyday pocket LF camera" to have with me at times when I'm just out and about doing chores and not a specific photography outing
Great, that was my exact thinking behind the design. The grip can also be mounted on either side for left/ right hand use and there are 3 coldshoes around the edge of the body for viewfinders/rangefinders/flash etc
so what's its dimensions and weight?
so what's its dimensions and weight?