[Leica] cutest camera ever

[dennis at hale-pohaku.com (Dennis Painter)]

Hasselblad Arc Body

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/hasselblad/cameras/hasselmodels/models/arcview.htm

http://tinyurl.com/cjmb3

usually pricey


Scott McLoughlin wrote:

> This camera looks pretty cool.  I don't know if I'd want movements
> and such to shoot so "carefully" with 135 format film.
>
> Any similar view camera beasts made for 120 film?  I've been looking
> for a MF camera. RZ67 has bellows extension and a nice big negative,
> but it's a big and heavy beast. SL66 looks interesting and has a bellows
> as well, but pricey even on the used market.
>
> Maybe a "baby" Linhoff?
>
> Scott
>
> George Lottermoser wrote:
>
> >>From: "David Rodgers" <drodgers@casefarms.com>
> >>Subject: RE: [Leica] cutest camera ever
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >>A) why anyone would ever build a 35mm view camera (I'm holding out for
> >>
> >>
> >
> >One of the (many) things that fascinates me about photography: One can
> >make a photographic image with almost anything; as long as  you have a
> >pin hole or lens, a light sensitive surface to project the image on, and
> >total darkness between the two. From this basic premise folks have
> >contrived all manner of hardware to gain control over the various
> >relationships between those two basic elements (lens, light sensitive
> >surface) - from tiny spy cameras to huge view cameras. Here we have an
> >opportunity to see someone's idea that swings, tilts, shifts, rises, and
> >falls had some application to a 35mm frame, apparently extremely well
> >crafted. You can find contemporary hardware (at $2k) which provides some
> >of these movements for your digital SLR of choice: see
> ><http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details
> >&Q=&sku=138111&is=REG&addedTroughType=search>.
> >Why? Only the creators, marketers and buyers know for sure.
> >
> >
> >
> >>B) how in the world you stumbled onto it on ebay!
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I have an ongoing e**y search of "view camera" just to see what comes up
> >in the way of old, simple and eclectic photo gear. Amazing (to me)
> >things appear in that search.
> >
> >regards, George
> >
> >
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