[Largeformat] Re: Elliot !! Weight of Deardorff, etc.

[Vic Culver <vic@exis.net>]

From: Vic Culver <vic@exis.net>

For Ken:  Well, I'm 59 and a half -- brand newly retired from the academic
wars, and my back goes out more than I do!  I've become so disenchanted
with hauling the weight of the 4 x 5 and etc. that I use my Pentax 6 x 7
system nor more than I do the 4 x 5.  But then I have to do the enlarging
thing -- mostly to something under 8 x 10.  I did the same with the 4 x 5
only could get by with some contact prints.  What I NEED is an 8 x 10 the
size of my 6 x 7 so I could get rid of the enlarger stuff and do contacts
all the time!  ;-)   Happy New Year to all!  Vic


At 12:26 PM 1/1/1999 -0600, you wrote:
>From: "Ken Hough" <k4sb@niia.net>
>
>Elliot !!
>Hello,
>
>I just love my Deardorffs. My 8x10 goes EVERYWHERE !! My 11x14 and my 12x20 
>Deardorffs are my 50 yard cameras. That means I don't carry them farther
than 50 yards 
>from my van !  I'm 44 and got a suspect back. ( I suspect it will "go out"
at anytime ! )
>I do have a pull along cart that really helps. The 11 x 14 weighs around
33 lbs and the 12 X 
>20 weighs 37 lbs. See what I mean ? Oh, I use old lenses that are a bit
less bulky than newer 
>glass.
>Ken Hough
>
>Date sent:      	Fri, 01 Jan 1999 13:02:20 -0400
>From:           	"Elliot M. Puritz, MD" <drpuritz@li.net>
>To:             	Largeformat@onelist.com
>Send reply to:  	Largeformat@onelist.com
>Subject:        	[Largeformat] Weight of Deardorff, etc.
>
>> From: "Elliot M. Puritz, MD" <drpuritz@li.net>
>> 
>> Hi Lee:  Thanks for the response.  Yes, the tripod does add considerabe 
>> weight to an already hefty package.  Looking forward to Ken's response.  
>> 
>> Another point to consider is if the stability of the camera is a major
issue.   
>> Suspect that at some times it is based upon one of our previous member's 
>> comments about the B and J...but, again, are all the movements needed?  Of 
>> course, I know that that one time you have them it is great, but for 
>> everyday landscape work?
>> 
>> I don't know yet, Lee, about alternative methods/processes.  Have 
>> absolutely no experience in such endeavors.  One of the things that
appealed 
>> to me about larger format is the ability to make contact prints, and
bypass 
>> the enlarger "stage" with the expense and image degradation possible.  Of 
>> course, I know it could be argued that the ability to get creative with 
>> printing is one aspect of large format photography that our colleagues 
>> enjoy.
>> 
>> Suppose, as is the case with virtually everything we do and experience, 
>> life is a series of "tradeoffs"!
>> 
>> Elliot
>> 

>> 
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