[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 ----------- 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 -- Emmanuel BIGLER <bigler@xxxxxxxx> --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list
