Re: MicroPress 4x5 question

"Nicholas O. Lindan" <see@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> skrev i en meddelelse 
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> "Max Perl" <max_perl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
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>> It was just for fun I purchased this camera.......
>> as I got it for about $150  with lens
>
> Old press cameras are lots of fun.  And that's
> a good price.  The MPP's are well regarded.
>
> Did you get it with a rangefinder?  If you put
> a 6x9 roll film back on the camera you lose the
> ground glass for focusing.  Though you can swap
> backs all the time for focusing.  At f22 you
> can do all right with the scale on the camera
> bed and a bit of practice judging distance.
>

Yes it has a rangefinder and there are cams?  .....think it is
callsed for a 135 and 360 mm lens. The rangefinder optics
need a bit of cleaning to be able to show a very clear
double image.

I have the ground glass and it seems easy to swap between
this and a back......but of course it you use it hand hold as
a press photographer you can't do that.

It is the 2nd camera on this page. The newest version of
the MicroPress. They also did some Techical cameras which
looks quite nice.

http://www.mppusers.freeuk.com/micropress2.htm


>> The LF Nikkors are not too bad I think.....
>
> I don't think you can buy a bad modern LF lens.
> For lens test results:
>
> http://www.hevanet.com/cperez/results.html
>
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> Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio
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> n o lindan at ix dot netcom dot com
>