Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm sure the Fotomen are excellent cameras. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner > From: Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:13:42 -0700 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Cc: Mark William Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] OMG, I bought a 617 camera!!! > > I thought about the 612 too, but since I do love my XPan, which is 1:2.7, I > think I can be adjusted to the 1:2.83 with no problem. > > The Linhoff and the Horseman are still expensive. No one is really getting > rid of theirs, so the prices stay high! > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at > rabinergroup.com>wrote: > >> My favorite format is 612. And they make a Fotoman 612. And someone was >> selling one with a Rodenstock for less than a grand US. That would get me >> shooting film and scanning it on a flatbed. I'd have a >> 5.5 x 11 inch box made for prints. >> Or 4.25 x 8.5 " >> Both >> >> I like 612 better than 617 because its still a rectangle. You just don't >> read the image from left to right or right to left. >> I wish there was a defalt in the adobe camera raw interface to pick 1 over >> 2 >> with. As well as 2 over 3.24. >> >> They make a linhoff 612, a Horseman. And a few other options in View. >> >> >> -------------------- >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >> >> >>> From: Philip Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:24:50 -0400 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] OMG, I bought a 617 camera!!! >>> >>> Wow, I overlooked those! >>> >>> Cant wait to see some photos! >>> >>> Phil Forrest >>> >>> >>> On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:22:19 -0700 >>> Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Fotoman 617 with both 90mm and 180mm Nikkor! >>>> >>>> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 9:11 PM, Philip Forrest >>>> <photo.forrest at earthlink.net >>>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The Linhof or the Fuji? >>>>> I've lusted after a Linhof 617 for over a decade. Have a few >>>>> attempts at a homemade panoramic camera but the biggest I've gotten >>>>> was 6x14. 6x17 is elusive! >>>>> Enjoy! >>>>> >>>>> Phil "green with panoramic envy" Forrest >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:58:13 -0700 >>>>> Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> 35mm: 2,5 x3.6 = 9 square cm >>>>>> XPan: 2.5x6.6 = 17 square cm >>>>>> 617: 6x17 = 102 square cm >>>>>> >>>>>> I think I will call it the Alaska Leica :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> (Alaska is more than twice the size of Texas) >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> > // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information