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Subject: International back on MF camera
Date: 2008-04-02 12:41:14
From: coronet3d
Would anyone other than me appreciate an International i.e. Graflock
4x5 back on a 6x13cm stereo camera (either Sputnik or TL120)? Has
anyone been able to jerry-rig a 4x5 back onto any 6x13cm stereo camera?
Thank you,
Steve Sawyer
Subject: Re: International back on MF camera
Date: 2008-04-02 13:05:04
From: John Thurston
coronet3d wrote:
> Would anyone other than me appreciate an International
> i.e. Graflock 4x5 back on a 6x13cm stereo camera (either
> Sputnik or TL120)? Has anyone been able to jerry-rig a
> 4x5 back onto any 6x13cm stereo camera?

I can't think what I'd do with one, Steve.
Can you tell me why I'd want one?
--
John Thurston
Juneau Alaska
http://stereo.thurstons.us
Subject: Re: International back on MF camera
Date: 2008-04-02 13:36:32
From: coronet3d
--- In MF3D-group@yahoogroups.com, John Thurston wrote:
> I can't think what I'd do with one, Steve.
> Can you tell me why I'd want one?
> --
For color work, you could switch to the new Fuji 400X film at dusk or
if you need a faster shutter speed. In other words, you wouldn't need
to burn through a roll to switch film. My purpose would be more for
B&W work - picking the best film for the scene or pushing and pulling
to adjust contrast. Otherwise you'd have to burn through several
rolls for every scene, which is costly both from the film cost
perspective and dr5 processing. 4x5 stock is thicker than 120 stock
in general - some folks might prefer that as well.
Steve
Subject: Re: International back on MF camera
Date: 2008-04-03 08:43:30
From: Michael Kersenbrock
coronet3d wrote: 
--- In MF3D-group@yahoogroups.com, John Thurston  wrote:   
I can't think what I'd do with one, Steve. Can you tell me why I'd want one? --      
For color work, you could switch to the new Fuji 400X film at dusk or  if you need a faster shutter speed.  In other words, you wouldn't need  to burn through a roll to switch film.
With my Sputnik and 120 film "burning through a roll" has never been
a problem with only six photos per roll.

Now if one could switch films in a Viewmaster camera, that'd
be something  (almost as many images per roll as a digital camera...).

Mike K.
Subject: Re: International back on MF camera
Date: 2008-04-03 11:59:46
From: coronet3d
--- In MF3D-group@yahoogroups.com, Michael Kersenbrock
wrote:
> With my Sputnik and 120 film "burning through a roll" has never
been
> a problem with only six photos per roll.
>
> Now if one could switch films in a Viewmaster camera, that'd
> be something (almost as many images per roll as a digital
camera...).
>
It certainly would have less appeal to color shooters than B&W.
Based on what I've read on these groups over the years, most color
shooters shoot Provia 100F exclusively anyway. If I had a 4x5 back
on my Sputnik, I would keep Astia, Velvia 100 and Kodak GX on hand.
Some shots might be rendered better by a different film type. The
Sputnik only goes to 1/100, so my use for Provia 400X would be more
limited than TL120 users. I don't like burning through a six
exposure roll to change film types. I would prefer to shoot the
same scene with several different films and then compare afterward
to see which one performed better. I loved the ability to shoot
almost unlimited shots on the Viewmaster camera, but with that
camera, I didn't bother to shoot on a tripod or spend special time
composing a scene. Shooting MF stereo on the other hand has nearly
the same feel as shooting LF IMO.
Steve
Subject: Re: International back on MF camera
Date: 2008-04-03 12:09:03
From: John Thurston
coronet3d wrote:
> I would prefer to shoot the same scene with several
> different films and then compare afterward to see which
> one performed better.

I can understand your desire for having different films
available in any order. To accomplish that, wouldn't it be
easier to affix a couple of lenses and a septum to a 4x5
than it would be to affix a 4x5 back on a sputnik? (I write
Sputnik but I mean any sort of roll-back 6x13 stereo camera.)
--
John Thurston
Juneau Alaska
http://stereo.thurstons.us
Subject: Re: International back on MF camera
Date: 2008-04-04 11:38:42
From: David Lee
Steve,
I have built a pair of wooden 4x5 cameras for stereo photography (and a wooden 120 stereo camera). What has stopped me from building a 4x5 stereo camera is that the usable length of a piece of 4x5 film is slightly less than 4-3/4 inches while one conservatively requires at least 4-7/8 (that's what the TL-120 uses). I used a length of 5 inches for my hand-built stereo camera. If you feel that a piece of 4x5 film gives you enough length and would like to built a wooden 4x5 stereo camera, I can help you get started with this project. (Much easier, in my opinion, than it would be to adapt a Sputnik to a Graflock back, not to mention giving you much sharper lenses.)

David Lee



----- Original Message ----
From: coronet3d
To: MF3D-group@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2008 11:41:10 AM
Subject: [MF3D-group] International back on MF camera

Would anyone other than me appreciate an International i.e. Graflock
4x5 back on a 6x13cm stereo camera (either Sputnik or TL120)? Has
anyone been able to jerry-rig a 4x5 back onto any 6x13cm stereo camera?
Thank you,
Steve Sawyer


Subject: Re: International back on MF camera
Date: 2008-04-04 17:54:29
From: roderickdsage
--- In MF3D-group@yahoogroups.com, John Thurston wrote:
>
> coronet3d wrote:
> > I would prefer to shoot the same scene with several
> > different films and then compare afterward to see which
> > one performed better.
>
>

Of course you could always buy a few more TL120's and keep different
film in each. I'm sure Dr. T could help you with that.. 8)

Rod S