[rollei_list] Re: OT: Getting into 4x5 for the first time...

The Arista.EDU Ultra line is rebadged Foma at about half the price of Foma.
The Efke USED to be cheap film but last time I looked it was more than some
Kodak and Fuji films!

Jeff

On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 4:01 PM, <ralaubach@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> We have a few students here using the Arista bw film from Freestyle, all
> with nice results.  I believe it is Foma or Efke.  I love the Efke 25 myself
> in 35mm Bob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter J Nebergall <iusar4s@xxxxxxxx>
> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  Sent: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 5:46 pm
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT: Getting into 4x5 for the first time...
>
>  Care to reflect on the inexpensive 4x5 films available thru Freestyle
> Photo?
> Peter Nebergall
>
> On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:48:50 -0400 ralaubach@xxxxxxx writes:
>
> glad to help anytime jeff - i teach large format/view camera at Northern
> Virginia Community College in Alexandria VA just outside of Washington DC.
>  feel free to email me anytime - work email is   RLaubach@xxxxxxxx
> personal email is   RALaubach@xxxxxxx
>
> Bob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Kelley <jlkphoto@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 5:56 pm
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT: Getting into 4x5 for the first time...
>
>  By the way, thanks again everyone for all your great advice!  There are
> several centuries of photographic experience lurking here...
>
> I'm sure I'll have more questions, assuming I come home with that package.
> Jeff
> On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Jeff Kelley <jlkphoto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I just talked to the seller and told him I'd buy the system - assuming,
> > of course, it really is what's claimed.
> > Hmmm, now I need to think about developing 4x5...I can feel my wallet
> > getting thinner already ;)
> >
> > Jeff
> >   On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 2:36 PM, Robert Lilley <
> > 54moggie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Neveer mind about the Tachihara - go for the Sinar F package!
> > > Rob
> > >  On Mar 25, 2008, at 4:23 PM, Jeff Kelley wrote:
> > >
> > > Wow, I just got back from lunch and found all this great advice
> > > already!  Thanks everyone!
> > >
> > > The 2 lenses in the kit are: Fujinon 210mm f5.6 and a Nikkor 135mm
> > > f5.6.  The package includes a ton of accessories too.  All for less
> > > than $900.  This seems like a great deal when I look at ebay prices for a
> > > similar setup.  The seller claims "mint" condition.  I have not seen the
> > > equipment in person yet, however.
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 1:09 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >   I've been giving serious thought to trying 4x5 for the first time.
> > > >  I know nothing about it except from reading. I have about 40yrs of 
> > > > photo
> > > > experience with 8mm through 6x9, though no view camera experience
> > > > whatsoever.
> > > >
> > > > I found a local seller with a Sinar F, 2 lenses, and what appears to
> > > > be everything needed to get going - except film.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone reading know if this "kit" would be appropriate for a
> > > > rank beginner to the world of 4x5?
> > > >
> > > > Jeff
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The words "Beginner" and "Sinar" has never been used in the same
> > > > paragraph until this day and age with EBay.
> > > >
> > > > Sinar is an impossible dream come true camera for peoples whose
> > > > commitment to sheet film is unquestioned.
> > > >
> > > > Thinking of it as a "I'm thinking of getting into 4x5 maybe I'll
> > > > start out with a Sinar" is amazing.
> > > > I'd have called you a liar if you told me some day a thing would
> > > > happen that would get people talking like that.
> > > >
> > > > Mark William Rabiner
> > > > markrabiner.com
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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