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A large format camera on a monorail and tripod. The back is green and we can see some black bellows in front. There is a light on a stand to the right and a backdrop pole with a sheet of acrylic resting on some trestle tables to the left and rear.
TL;DR I got a new camera back.
I am going to be a bit of a gear bore.
This came from Copenhagen for a very good price. It is an 8x10 > 5x7 reducing back made by Sinar. It means I can now shoot 4x5", 5x7" and 8x10" film (as well as a few other instant options in between).
5x7" black and white film is readily avaiable. Colour is tricker. There is a camera maker in the US who puts in a special order with Kodak twice a year or so. I have ordered 100 sheets from him, which is now waiting with my mother-in-law (was due to visit this month but had to postpone). I have joked that that many sheets could well last me the rest of my life, but I suppose it all depends on how prolific I am.
In the interim, a German company have started making Large Format film including a colour 5x7 film.
https://www.optik-oldschool.com/collecti...
Sinar still make cameras today and all of the parts are interchangable, even this green back which was first made in the late 1940's.
It's taken me a few years to get to this point, but I am now in a position where I can shoot on many formats, with different set-ups, using a single, modular system.
I am going to be a bit of a gear bore.
This came from Copenhagen for a very good price. It is an 8x10 > 5x7 reducing back made by Sinar. It means I can now shoot 4x5", 5x7" and 8x10" film (as well as a few other instant options in between).
5x7" black and white film is readily avaiable. Colour is tricker. There is a camera maker in the US who puts in a special order with Kodak twice a year or so. I have ordered 100 sheets from him, which is now waiting with my mother-in-law (was due to visit this month but had to postpone). I have joked that that many sheets could well last me the rest of my life, but I suppose it all depends on how prolific I am.
In the interim, a German company have started making Large Format film including a colour 5x7 film.
https://www.optik-oldschool.com/collecti...
Sinar still make cameras today and all of the parts are interchangable, even this green back which was first made in the late 1940's.
It's taken me a few years to get to this point, but I am now in a position where I can shoot on many formats, with different set-ups, using a single, modular system.
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