Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Curse you, Mike, for showing me the Hobo site. I suspect it will fall into my possession in 2003. Maybe I'll sell the Veriwide (but then I'd just feel compelled to buy a 43mm lens for my Mamiya) Pat - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Durling" <durling@cox.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 5:03 PM Subject: Re: OT Re: [Leica] Littman 4x5 single (the Texas Leica) > Well, if you want a really big wide-angle camera then the hobo > http://www.bostick-sullivan.com/Hobo/welcome.htm is the way to go! > > Mike D > > Henning Wulff wrote: > > At 2:11 PM -0800 12/9/02, Pat Perez wrote: > > > >> Looks like a fun camera. > >> > >> But if that is the Texas Leica, then I guess the > >> Alaska Leica is the Granview > >> > >> http://www.granview.com/8x10C.html > >> > >> > >> And I suppose that makes my Brooks Veriwide the Texas > >> Hologon <g> > >> > >> --- John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca> wrote: > >> > >>> http://www.littman45single.com/ > >>> > >>> On Monday, December 9, 2002, at 11:22 AM, Johnny > >>> Deadman wrote: > >>> > >> > > So my Littman 4x5 single finally arrived.... > > > > > > As the Veriwide is neither that wide, nor produces LF negs, a better > > candidate is probably something like the Cambo DS: > > http://www.cambo.com/capages/wideds.html > > > > I've used a couple of its ancestors for 25 years, with 35mm, 47mm and > > 65mm lenses. It can be a bit of a scary snapshot camera, but it works well. > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html