James Markus wrote:
George that is not only gorgeous, but so compact compared to the 4x5 gear I had. My Graphic view monorail was about 12" long - not counting lens mount and ground glass ends. Only had three lenses for it - 100mm f6.3 Meyer Gorlitz wide angle, 150mm f5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar normal, and a 10 inch Wollensak Rapter telephoto. I had to carry a backback for all the gear. Makes me tired just thinking about it now.
Jim
GeorgeBo wrote: pbraymond wrote: AM4L wrote:
oh no you don't, we are not going to let you off so easy! lol We will be here ready to poor GAS on the fire when you get back!
Cheers!
Mark
GeorgeBo wrote:
Ray - You can run, but you can’t hide. GAS will get you no matter where you are at
George
I'm afraid you are correct. I've already scanned evilbay and the FS ads here for additional fixes since I've been back on, simply due to this thread. Just evil. While I enjoy the MF lenses that I do have, they are assuredly not collector condition like others on here, but I think I keep using them simply to participate around here.
Does not help that with the Z5 and a simple $25 adapter I can now mindlessly mount a non-AI lens which opens up a lot of options for a cheapskate like me. Just watch, I'll add a couple of Non-Ai lenses and Nikon will produce an AI-indexed FTZ that will then make me want AI'd equivalents. Add in the enablers that hang out here and game over.
Warning! The F mount stuff is just a gateway. You may end up like this one day
That is the Nikkor-SW 90mm/4.5
I blame Samy for this
George
Thanks Jim. And yes it is compact and light for what it is. I have a backpack for it and it is no trouble at all along with a decent tripod strapped on. I have 3 lenses for it. The 90/4.5, 65/4 and 135/5.6. The 135 is currently at SK Grimes. I got a rebuilt Copal 0 shutter and needed the correct aperture scale engraved. They are matching it to the lens. Not really needed for this configuration, but I also want to use it on my 4x5 film camera.
