sergiofigliolia
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Hi all,
I am brand new to large format photography.
I'd like to buy my first camera and wanted some advice.
I would use it for city landscape photography.
Since my favourite focal length is 35mm (in 35mm format) I thought I'd buy a large format camera and a lens that would have the equivalent field of view of a 35mm.
Actually I thought to start by using a 6x7 roll film back (I already shoot medium format) so a 75mm lens that is more or less same as a 35mm fov.
As per cameras I thought either a second hand Linhof Technikardan 45(though I noticed it is 3kgs!!!) or a Shen Hao TFC45 IIB.
I like the fact to have a non folding so I can leave the lens on and set up the system quickly.
The question would be if the shen hao allows full movements at 75mm (I guess I need a bag bellows at that length).
Also I got quite intrigued by Shen Hao TFC69-A which is only 6x9.
It'd be nice to have such a small camera (again the question if you can have full movements at 75mm).
Any users used those?
I am brand new to large format photography.
I'd like to buy my first camera and wanted some advice.
I would use it for city landscape photography.
Since my favourite focal length is 35mm (in 35mm format) I thought I'd buy a large format camera and a lens that would have the equivalent field of view of a 35mm.
Actually I thought to start by using a 6x7 roll film back (I already shoot medium format) so a 75mm lens that is more or less same as a 35mm fov.
As per cameras I thought either a second hand Linhof Technikardan 45(though I noticed it is 3kgs!!!) or a Shen Hao TFC45 IIB.
I like the fact to have a non folding so I can leave the lens on and set up the system quickly.
The question would be if the shen hao allows full movements at 75mm (I guess I need a bag bellows at that length).
Also I got quite intrigued by Shen Hao TFC69-A which is only 6x9.
It'd be nice to have such a small camera (again the question if you can have full movements at 75mm).
Any users used those?
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