[rollei_list] Re: "Advantage of 4x5 over medium format" (was: Austin has ...

  • From: "Jim Somberg" <jimsberg_04@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 20:14:26 -0700

What/which thermoplastic material? Bakelite?
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jerry Lehrer 
  To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 7:06 PM
  Subject: [rollei_list] Re: "Advantage of 4x5 over medium format" (was: Austin 
has ...

  Jim,

  I hate to tell you (he lied) that Bakelite was not used as the body
  material for the Century Graphics.  A thermoplastic material was
  used.

  Jerry

  Jim Somberg wrote:

  > "If you want to use roll film, get a 2x3 graphic and not a 4x5 ...
  > > carrying a
  > > 4x5 around to shoot roll film is absurd."
  > And the best 2 1/4X 3 1/4 is the Century Graphic with the bakelite 
body...actually, there are reasons to use roll film in a Graphic--close-ups are 
easier than with the TLR and the somewhat limited tilt and swings are useful. 
And the cost of one is a lot less than the SLR Rolleis for those close-ups. 
Plus there a billion or so cheap decent lenses available.
  >
  > Jim
  >
  >   ----- Original Message -----
  >   From: Thor Legvold
  >   To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  >   Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 1:45 PM
  >   Subject: [rollei_list] Re: "Advantage of 4x5 over medium format" (was: 
Austin has ...
  >
  >   I don't really want to shoot roll film with a Graphic, that's what the
  >   Rollei is for. And the Nikon is for when I want to reminisce and shoot
  >   a roll or two of Kodachrome ;-)
  >
  >   "mamma don't take my Kodachrome away"
  >   -Paul Simon
  >   --
  >   Thor
  >
  >   On 19. apr. 2005, at 22.06, TrueBadger@xxxxxxx wrote:
  >
  >   > In a message dated 4/19/2005 4:00:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
  >   > siufai@xxxxxx
  >   > writes:
  >   >> And make certain it has the Graflok back so you can use the readily
  >   >> available
  >   >>> 120 roll film backs.
  >   >>
  >   >> I have a RH10 but I seldom use it since it's like using a Rolleikin
  >   >> on a
  >   >> Rolleiflex.
  >   >>
  >   >> Best regards,
  >   >>
  >   >> Siu Fai
  >   >>
  >   >>
  >   >
  >   > If you want to use roll film, get a 2x3 graphic and not a 4x5 ...
  >   > carrying a
  >   > 4x5 around to shoot roll film is absurd.
  >   >
  >   > G. King
  >   >
  >   >
  >   >




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