[rollei_list] Re: 6 x 9 search and amateur camera builders [OFF-TOPIC !!]

  [OFF ROLLEI TOPIC, SO FAR !]

> Very interested in a portable 6x9 folder, especially in one that can  
> handle a mild wideangle (60mm) so I can do panoramic landscapes on my  
> expeditions.

The 6x9 format is ideal for amateur DIY camera builders who do not
care for a coupled rangefinder. You can get a separate mechanical
rangefinder in the spirit of the small Voigtländer model. 

http://35mm-compact.com/images/voigtlander-rangefinder-dos.jpg
http://www.ukcamera.com/classic_cameras/voigtzub.htm

Or use a modern laser rangefinder sold by hardware stores.

Two examples of home-built 6x9 cameras in France based on the
excellent Mamiya Press 6x9 rollfilm-holder, plus a lens mounted on an
helical:

- one by J.C. Bertin has a fiberglass body
  http://www.galerie-photo.com/appareil-6x9-jcb.html

- one by J. Goupy is custom built for a Schneider 65mm view camera
  lens fitted with the superb Prontor professional self-cocking
  shutter (too bad that those magnificent shutters are no longer in
  production). http://picasaweb.google.com/goupy.jean/W6x9V2

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Of course in the luxury class of professional 6x9 cameras for which
you'll probably have to sell you car first, you have

- the Alpa 12 system 
  http://www.alpa.ch/index.php
- the brand new Arca Swiss Rm3d 
  http://www.galerie-photo.net/index.html?lang=fr&target=d178.html

slightly more affordable (?)
- Cambo Wide 
  http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/expensive-ps.shtml
- Fuji GSW 690
  http://www.camerareview.com/templates/camera_details.cfm?camera_id=125
- the Horseman SW 6x9 
  http://www.komamura.co.jp/e/sw69p.html

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