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by lostlandsuk
Thu May 28, 2009 2:15 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Which Tripod?
Replies: 132
Views: 53857

Just off to Buchaille this weekend with 2 tons of cement, a mixer, some Alsatians and some of those old fashioned cinema tickets on a roll, oh, and not forgetting my armband and official's hat :lol:
by lostlandsuk
Thu May 28, 2009 11:55 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Which Tripod?
Replies: 132
Views: 53857

You know that is perfect - wonder if we'll see them for sale at Robert White's anytime soon :lol: Maybe Gitzo could start a new accessory range . . . they could have a different series alarm of varying intensity depending on the value of your tripod. Or how about just forgetting about people taking ...
by lostlandsuk
Thu May 28, 2009 8:39 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Which Tripod?
Replies: 132
Views: 53857

Unfortunately I don't think so, because if they did, they could roll upwards everytime they and the tripod got abandoned again :lol:
by lostlandsuk
Wed May 27, 2009 2:34 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Which Tripod?
Replies: 132
Views: 53857

no problems with the river - just attach one of these to each leg (you have to buy two sets, but at least then you'll have a spare) :lol:
https://www.simplyswim.com/ProductDetai ... ckID=45959
by lostlandsuk
Wed May 27, 2009 8:54 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Which Tripod?
Replies: 132
Views: 53857

I don't think I could ever walk away and leave a tripod no matter how scatterbrained I am getting - why don't you get one of these bad-boys http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.fineart-selection.de/Varia/bilder/linhof3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.fineart-selection.de/Varia/linhof_e.html&...
by lostlandsuk
Wed May 27, 2009 8:50 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Field camera advice
Replies: 7
Views: 4300

Hi Fabien - this is what I researched when I was looking for my F. The earliest are just called F; they have a low profile rail clamp, a bit similar to a Norma - it is captive to the rail and you can only remove it by removing one of the standards. After the F, came the F+ which was the same as the ...
by lostlandsuk
Tue May 26, 2009 9:02 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Field camera advice
Replies: 7
Views: 4300

Hi Fabien - I can recommend the Sinar Fs (the F apparently stands for Field). If you buy a 6" rail the whole camera can be compacted down onto that for travelling. They are a bit bulky, but if you can find an early one with the lower profile rail clamp, then you have found a good thing! You can also...
by lostlandsuk
Fri May 22, 2009 10:36 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New v Second Hand Lenses
Replies: 9
Views: 4992

Never having had to change a lens on a board in the field I find twisty fingernails works well for me :lol: The Angulon btw is a great lens for non-movements in a trying to lessen the load sort of way and the later ones in Synchro Compur 0's will cover 5x4 no probs. Dave has a point about shutters t...
by lostlandsuk
Fri May 22, 2009 8:59 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New v Second Hand Lenses
Replies: 9
Views: 4992

I've never bought a new lens. 150mm Symmar-S - £150 203mm Ektar - £45 90mm Angulon (late model - stops down to f45) - £100 The Symmar-S is a great lens - there are lots out there and very very reasonable - Thalmann says it equals the Sironar-S for sharpness, and to be honest I find mine quite wonder...
by lostlandsuk
Wed May 20, 2009 9:42 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Which Tripod?
Replies: 132
Views: 53857

Can I add my twopenneth for a Linhof Twin Shank Pro - relatively light, utterly stable, just a bit bulky! Bob Rigby has one for £150 with a Linhof head (not sure which model head that is though). I have a 70's version and you can still buy spares from Linhof - mine cost £35 in scabby condition; and ...
by lostlandsuk
Tue May 19, 2009 9:06 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: DeVere 504 brighter than a million suns
Replies: 5
Views: 3320

Thanks for all the interesting answers - looks like I've got a super-speedy one! My transtab, makes a very slight hum, but as everything seems to work fine, I feel it is probably working quite normally. The bulbs I am using are the ruggedised Philips ones (I think off the top of my head about 1000 h...
by lostlandsuk
Wed May 13, 2009 8:50 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting web radio article
Replies: 1
Views: 1458

Interesting web radio article

Hi folks - just tootling around (because I like Steve Mulligan's photos), I came across this http://www.loe.org/shows/shows.htm?programID=02-P13-00035 go to the The Ethics Of Nature Photography broadcast - it plays on everything. It's rare to find anything on photography in the media let alone lands...
by lostlandsuk
Mon May 11, 2009 12:47 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shutter CLA
Replies: 7
Views: 3562

The Ektar arrived on Friday and boy am I chuffed! Surprisingly the Prontor is pretty much bang on on at all speeds except for 1 sec, and even then it is only a tad out compared to my newish Copal 0. You've got to love the sound of it though - not a high pitched snap like the Copal, but a right mid t...
by lostlandsuk
Fri May 08, 2009 8:44 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shutter CLA
Replies: 7
Views: 3562

Hi guys- thanks for all the really helpful replies - looks like it could quite well be Black and White . . . this being said . . the 203 still hasn't arrived :( - I'm assuming it is in the post somewhere. Just desperate to get hold of it and get out and about!
Cheers
Phil
by lostlandsuk
Wed May 06, 2009 12:39 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shutter CLA
Replies: 7
Views: 3562

Cheers Matt - just found their site; I'll see what they say!
Really looking forward to the Ektar - currently using a 150mm Symmar-S, but wanted something a tad longer - still can't quite believe the price actually . . .
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