RE: [Largeformat] Welcome to Largeformat@onelist.com

[Pete Groh <pjgroh@cros.net>]

From: Pete Groh <pjgroh@cros.net>

Randle:

Welcome to the group.

I'm sorta a newbie too to LF. Bought a 5x7 "beater" in good shape
off EBAY a couple of weeks back. It has a 4x5 back too.

Waiting for lens to arrive from B&H to get started.

Still need some 5x7 holders. 10 of them on EBAY, but bidding is so
high that I can buy new ones for a few bucks more, so that's
what I'm gonna do.

Also have 35 mm -- lots of bodies (both Nikon and Canon)
and lens from 16 to 600mm.  

Tried med. format -- Hasselblad -- 10 or 15 years ago, but just
didn't enjoy it. Sold it and continued with 35. Maybe something
about the square format. Don't really know.

This is a rather quiet group, maybe because it's so small.
Members are more than willing, though, to answer questions provide helpful
info, but days can pass before any messages are posted.

Also, there's not all the bickering here as exist on the LEICA net,
although I enjoy it too. 

Again, welcome.

Pete in Ohio


At 01:03 PM 12/11/99 -0600, you wrote:
>From: "Randle  Bain" <rtbain@flash.net>
>
>This is an introduction to the large format group.
>
>My name is Randle Bain and have been shooting for many years now.  A few
>years back I owned a Pentax 645.  While the camera had some limitations, I
>fell in love with the tonal gradation available in the larger negative.  I
>sold the camera to buy a Leica (insert long story here) and have been
>shooting 35mm ever since.  Once you have had a taste of the big ones you can
>never really go back.
>
>I toyed with the idea of selling the Leica and moving up to 21/4 square but
>decided against it (insert another long story here).  I thought (dangerous
>to be certain) what the heck; go large format.  With this lapse of good
>sense, I decided to try to find a 4X5.  Right now, I am bidding in eBay in
>an attempt to get an outfit a reasonable price.
>
>My favorite subjects tend to be outdoors.  I considered a field camera but
>decided this would be too practical.  A Calumet seems to be a good place to
>begin this adventure.  My favorite focal length in 35mm is a 28mm lense.  I
>understand it is difficult to translate directly o 4X5 format but understand
>that a 90mm lense is roughly equivalent.
>
>The bad news is I know nothing about "real" cameras.  The good news is that
>I know nothing and am a willing student.
>
>Advice, comments and jeers are more than welcome
>
>Randle Bain
>rtbain@flash.net
>Motorcyclists know why dogs hang their heads from car windows
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