[pure-silver] Re: Speaking Of Graflex
- From: Myron Gochnauer <goch@xxxxxx>
- To: Pure Silver group <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 15:24:04 +0000
The best reasons I had for using 120 roll film on a 4x5 were: 1) ease of
loading film in the field when I shot more than expected; 2) *much* less
likelihood of a wormy dust spot in the sky; and, of course 3) view cameras
offered tilt, swing, etc. not normally available on pure 120 roll cameras.
(The 120 Apo-Symmar makes a wonderful lens for 6x7 if you are accustomed to
using 210 on 4x5.)
Black worms in the sky are less of a problem these days if you scan negatives.
The Calumet roll holders are very good, largely because the film gets to the
film plane without going around a corner first. This may not make a difference
if you run through a roll fairly quickly, but it seemed to me that it did
affect sharpness when a loaded holder sat for days or weeks and I used a fairly
short lens. I can’t recall the roll holder (brand) in which I observed this
about 25 years ago.
For years I thought I had heard that the Calumet holder came in 6x9/2.25x3.25
as well as 6x7/2.25x2.75 size, but I have *never* seen the larger size. Does
anyone know whether I was just misinformed?
Myron
On Mar 14, 2014, at 8:50 AM, Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 03/13/2014 01:24 PM, Eric Neilsen wrote:
>> I have the Crown and the roll adapter for it. It is a bit of a pain to use ,
>> but .. a nice alternative to another camera when you want to shift from 4x5
>> to roll film. I only have one so I do need to shoot the roll up.
>>
>> Eric Neilsen
>> 214-827-8301
>>
>
> I got the Calumet roll film holder for my CC-400. It also worked on a
> Deardorff 4x5 Special, and fits (with minor adjustment to the camera) my
> Wisner Technical Field.
>
> But I have not used it in years. First of all, it is usually
> inappropriate to shoot roll film size images with the lenses I have.
>
> Second, after going to all the trouble of horsing my 4x5, film holders,
> light meter, tripod, etc., why not stick 4x5 film in it?
>
>
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