David Nebenzahl wrote:
> On 3/8/2008 11:03 AM erie patsellis spake thus:
>
>> While we all know that this is an expensive hobby, I'd add that unless
>> you spend $$$ on your LF equipment, you'll feel out of place.
>>
>> Heaven forbid you advocate using a Componon lens as a taking lens,
>> you're likely to be run out on rails. Building a camera? some will say
>> it looks nice, but the general response will be "yeah, but my Canham
>> (or Wista, Sinar, Chaminox, etc) is more precise, blah, blah, blah. Of
>> course those of us who just can't afford Richard Ritter's new 20x24
>> camera, but want to shoot ULF are heretics, how can it possibly be
>> precise, etc. I could go on for hours, but I'll bite my tongue and
>> leave it at the majority of the people there are photo elitists, and
>> camera fondlers. (I do own a few Sinars, bought for far
>> less then market value (even today's very depressed prices) but
>> enjoy my homebuilt cameras much more.)
>
> Just so you know, some of ur here don't necessarily indulge in the
> elitist crap that you've accurately described here. For instance, I love
> my humble Crown Graphic, my old Velbon tripod bought at the flea market,
> my Elwood 5x7 enlarger (with old Kodak Anastigmat lenses); heck, I even
> shoot pinhole from time to time (with homemade cameras, natch).
Quite well aware, have been a (mostly lurking) participant since probably
late 80's or so
(84 if you include DECnet and the mailing list version of the LF group),
back when usenet
was worth a crap.
While my Sinars are nice when I have the time, or strength and patience to
schlep around
monstrous pelican 1650's, my homemade 8x10 field with a handful of older
lenses suits me
just fine most of the time, and tends to stay in the van with me, along
with my ancient
tiltall that sup****ts it just fine.
I love my Elwood 5x7, in fact right now it's the only enlarger I have set
up, my 10x10 is
in storage and both Omegas are too.
I grew up dirt poor, and enjoyed the things that I created with my own
hands, then out of
necessity, now because of either features lacking, or too many, or just
because I can.
erie
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