Fiddlefye Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 My SL66 has nice new (real) leather, is loaded and ready to go. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleycloven Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I'll be using my new-to-me 4x5 (below). Pedigree is nearly "Mutt", since it is labeled exactly "Calumet Wood-Field", was probably sourced through Nagaoka Seisakusho but maybe subcontracted from and made by Ikeda Anba. See table, here: TOKO 4x5 COMPARISONS (subclub.org) TOKO 4x5 COMPARISONS Lenses are all by Rodenstock, whether Caltar branded or not. Caltar II-N 90mm f/6.8, really a Rodenstock 90mm Grandagon. Caltar II-N 150mm f/5.6, really a Rodenstock APO-Sironar-N. Rodenstock APO-Sironar-N 210 f5.6, really really. I accidentally got this great job that keeps me from having enough time to develop, so I'm blasting away with Provia 100F and relying on North Coast Photo Services for developing. Velvia 100 is inbound in quantity. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bryant Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I'll be using my new-to-me 4x5 (below). Pedigree is nearly "Mutt", since it is labeled exactly "Calumet Wood-Field", was probably sourced through Nagaoka Seisakusho but maybe subcontracted from and made by Ikeda Anba. See table, here: TOKO 4x5 COMPARISONS (subclub.org) TOKO 4x5 COMPARISONS Lenses are all by Rodenstock, whether Caltar branded or not. Caltar II-N 90mm f/6.8, really a Rodenstock 90mm Grandagon. Caltar II-N 150mm f/5.6, really a Rodenstock APO-Sironar-N. Rodenstock APO-Sironar-N 210 f5.6, really really. I accidentally got this great job that keeps me from having enough time to develop, so I'm blasting away with Provia 100F and relying on North Coast Photo Services for developing. Velvia 100 is inbound in quantity. [ATTACH=full]1383974[/ATTACH] It looks a lot like my Zone VI camera. After I bought mine from Zone VI, Calumet Bought out Zone VI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleycloven Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 It looks a lot like my Zone VI camera. After I bought mine from Zone VI, Calumet Bought out Zone VI. I read many other places that Calumet proceeded from the camera I have to fronting Tachiharas as Calumets. If they then followed with Zone VI, that would make total sense. But I'm not a Photo Historian! ;-) It's darned tough to get straight lineage out of the Calumets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleycloven Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I'll be using my new-to-me 4x5 (below). Pedigree is nearly "Mutt", since it is labeled exactly "Calumet Wood-Field", was probably sourced through Nagaoka Seisakusho but maybe subcontracted from and made by Ikeda Anba. See table, here: TOKO 4x5 COMPARISONS (subclub.org) TOKO 4x5 COMPARISONS Lenses are all by Rodenstock, whether Caltar branded or not. Caltar II-N 90mm f/6.8, really a Rodenstock 90mm Grandagon. Caltar II-N 150mm f/5.6, really a Rodenstock APO-Sironar-N. Rodenstock APO-Sironar-N 210 f5.6, really really. I accidentally got this great job that keeps me from having enough time to develop, so I'm blasting away with Provia 100F and relying on North Coast Photo Services for developing. Velvia 100 is inbound in quantity. [ATTACH=full]1383974[/ATTACH] Narrowing it down, it seems exactly like this one, except badged as a Calumet: Nagaoka - Camera-wiki.org - The free camera encyclopedia (camera-wiki.org) Cameras 4×5" Nagaoka Woody 45D / 45D II The gentleman who manufactured these, a Mr. Nagaoka, passed away last Fall: The Online Photographer: Last Man Standing (typepad.com) Rest In Peace, master craftsman! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleycloven Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Narrowing it down, it seems exactly like this one, except badged as a Calumet: Nagaoka - Camera-wiki.org - The free camera encyclopedia (camera-wiki.org) Cameras 4×5" Nagaoka Woody 45D / 45D II The gentleman who manufactured these, a Mr. Nagaoka, passed away last Fall: The Online Photographer: Last Man Standing (typepad.com) Rest In Peace, master craftsman! More on the Nagaoka 45D Woody: Nagaoka Seisakusho 4×5 Field Camera – Eric Searing Photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bryant Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 It looks a lot like my Zone VI camera. After I bought mine from Zone VI, Calumet Bought out Zone VI. Zone VI imported a folding view camera before manufacturing them in this country. Their literature and news letter went into detail including where they sourced the wood. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Something a little smaller...Since I seem to be in an Olympus frame of mind I thought I'd exercise the very first Olympus I acquired, several years ago, the ubiquitous OM-10. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 I must say my gifting Brad his 1st 4x5 now has him on the Road to Perdition (Photographically speaking) !!. . . But, I can blame him for setting me on my present course of FSU 35's . . . That M-3 Leica he let me borrow for 5 minutes was Very, Very seductive ! Rave on Brad, I will be "lugging" the Fed-3 / N-61 combo around this weekend. Aloha, Bill 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleycloven Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 I must say my gifting Brad his 1st 4x5 now has him on the Road to Perdition (Photographically speaking) !!. . . But, I can blame him for setting me on my present course of FSU 35's . . . That M-3 Leica he let me borrow for 5 minutes was Very, Very seductive ! Rave on Brad, I will be "lugging" the Fed-3 / N-61 combo around this weekend. Aloha, Bill[ATTACH=full]1384171[/ATTACH] It's all Bill's fault! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Speaking of FSUs....I think I'll load up that freshly cleaned Kiev-88 and Volna-3 lens. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 There is HOPE for Brad's condition. . .Will he get an 8x10 before Judgement Day ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleycloven Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 I found the 1984 Calumet catalog showing the WoodField for $279. I only paid $500 2021 dollars. Calumet Photographic Photographers Catalog 1984 Cameras Lenses Tripods | eBay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 One of my favorite lightweight SLR/lens combinations: Loaded with Ilford Pan F+ If I tire of the 45mm view I'll switch to a Phoenix 100 mm f 3.5 Macro, which is also very light and a good fit for this camera. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bryant Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 I read many other places that Calumet proceeded from the camera I have to fronting Tachiharas as Calumets. If they then followed with Zone VI, that would make total sense. But I'm not a Photo Historian! ;-) It's darned tough to get straight lineage out of the Calumets. I looked at your picture again, and notice that it has one focusing knob on each side, indicating that it was the imported camera that Zone VI and others were selling. I actually visited Zone VI when on a trip to Vermont in 1985 and looked at the imported Zone VI camera. Later when I bought mine in 1990 they were making them in Vermont. On the made in Vermont version both the front and rear can be extended requiring two focusing knobs on each side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 The XA I mentioned last week mounted on a repurposed Kodak Compact Camera Stand (intended for Pocket Instamatic) Of course I reset light meter for ISO 50 since I'm using Pan F+ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Too much reading in another forum had me hunt for original dedicated film cassettes. Found some Leica FILCAs and Nikon F specific samples. I was debating which to try first, and the Nikon won. You can probably guess which film. 5 Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 OK, yesterday I was out with a Nikon D1x, Lytro Illum, and Agfa B2 Speedex with TMax100. Some shots with the Illum are of tulip fields, with both near and far flowers, -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleycloven Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 I found the 1984 Calumet catalog showing the WoodField for $279. I only paid $500 2021 dollars. Calumet Photographic Photographers Catalog 1984 Cameras Lenses Tripods | eBay And here's the original advert in full.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Got a roll of fomapan 100 in one of these Zeiss Ikonta 530/15 cameras to test the 120-format conversion I did for a friend. Mainly added a mask over the film plane and in the viewfinder. Bring your own 616-to-120 spool adapters 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bryant Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Nikon chrome FM2n. I often use it with slide film. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 I acquired a Olympus Winder 2 for the OM cameras, making them a much better size and weight for my rather large hands. I'll try it out tomorrow along with the Zuiko 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 lens. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Peri Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 I just received a Nikon F3HP w/ MD4 motor drive, purchased from usedphotopro.com. I'll load it up with a test roll of T-Max 100 and see how it does. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 I didn't now about usedphotopro.com until not so long ago. Last month I bought a D1X from them for $42. (Not including battery or charger.) It didn't include the eyepiece or the little flaps that cover the connectors, but I had a non-working D1, so I moved them from there. Also the strap. (Funny having a D1 strap on a D1X.) They had more of them, but maybe not now. It seems that the new price was over $5000, so a pretty good discount. 2 -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiddlefye Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Another roll of HP5 on the go in the SL66 and loaded a roll in this combo in case I'd like a change of pace. I'm kinda on a roll with the Rollei at the moment, though. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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