Stephen Troy wrote:
> The Sinar is the cat's meow of large format. And you can get a Phase1
> digital back for only about $30,000. Don't ask me how I know...
>
ScottGee1 wrote:
> Jón, do you already have the infrastructure in place to support LF
> work? If not, do you have access to an LF darkroom?
>
> I ask because you really need top notch gear to realize all that the
> Sinar/Rodenstock have to offer. The chain is only as strong as its
> weakest link. BTW, is the lens one of the Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-S
> line? If so, you'll really need an enlarger lens that matches it to
> do it justice and it will be expensive.
Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> I'm sure that's a good price but I think I'd start out with something a
> lot cheaper if you're just a hobbyist and not sure how you'll take to
> 4x5. The camera and lens are just the start. You'll have to invest a
> lot more in the end.
>
There is an alternative way of getting from ground glass image to print.
All the high end Epsons and the Canon 9950F flatbed scanners will scan
4x5 film and at least the V7xx series Epsons will scan 8x10 film. One
example here
<http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Scanners/Canon_9950F/page_13.htm>.
So once one has the camera, lens, film holders, etc., only film
processing tanks or trays are needed before a $360 scanner can move the
image into the digital darkroom. Of course, 4x5 or larger trannies are
directly viewable, too.
Moose
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