From: Dan Smith, Photographer (shooter@brigham.net)
Date: 05/23/00-10:21:04 PM Z
The 't-bars' are on a number of the older Deardorff cameras and are a lot
easier to work in cold weather.
dan smith
----- Original Message -----
From: "terry roth" <terryroth@earthlink.net>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: off topic: compact 4x5 options
> You are correct Rod---I had a very nice modern 5x7 that was an absolute
PITA
> with even a 210 at double extension, no names will be mentioned but the
> initials are Wisner.---It was just not rigid enough, I suffered with
> one side or the other being a little soft. And when you shoved in a
holder,
> things would move just enough to throw the focus off. I found that an
> elderly B&J Saturn monorail 5x7 gave somewhat better results.BUt not as
nice
> as my old Sinar monorail, wish I hadn't sold it. Snif.... I think the
new
> Canham metal field looks like it will lock down pretty tight, but those
> "t-bars" instead of knobs are pinch points, and hard on the wrists.
What's
> wrong with knobs, anyway???
> -----
>
> Terry Roth, still looking for a rigid, reasonable light, affordable 5x7.
>
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