>> > If not, one of the mayor advantages from using
>> > 35mm cameras is cone.
>> Of course, if you're using a camera better than a 35mm
>> (say, a Medium Format or Large Format camera) you just put
>> a polaroid back on your camera and you're there.
>> At least here in the US, if you check out the swap meets and
>> flea markets it's easy to find an older 4x5 Crown Graphic with
>> good quality lens and 4x5 polaroid back for a few hundred $.
>> I got mine with a 127mm Ektar, a truly excellent lens from the
>> late 40's.
>I've never seen that, but it's interesting -
>so how is the picture quality ?
Top-notch. I regularly make 16" x 20" enlargements from the 4x5 negatives.
>And most important, where to look ?
>For this kind of stuff I'm a complete newbie.
There's a web site just for folks like you:
http://www.graflex.org/
It includes the Speed/Crown Graphic FAQ, and pointers to where you
can buy these cameras and parts.
Again, I don't know about Europe, but here in North America *every*
decent professional camera store will have large format stuff, including
at least some selection of Crown and Speed Graphics.
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Received on Wed Jul 14 1999 - 13:42:26 BST