Omega Quality

[matt_oulman]

Can anyone give me their opinions on the quality/reliability of the Omega 4x5 cameras? Are they rugged enough for short, reasonable field use?

 

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Thanks.

[steve_clark]

I traded one of thier low budget models off years ago and I still see

it drifting from booth to booth...

[n_dhananjay3]

I used an Omega 45E monorail for a long time - they are good pieces.

Not very convenient for field use though - they are plenty rugged

and pretty accurate but are on the heavy side and do not fold down to

any compact size, unless you wanted to remove the monorail each time.

cheers, DJ.

[andre_noble]

I've seen an Omega 4x5 in Samy's Camera in L.A. I could swear it and

and older version of the TOYO 45C (which is a nice camera in it's own

right) are one and the same.

[n_dhananjay3]

Oh, Toyo and Omega are one and the same. The story I heard is that

Toyo brought out the Omega facilities and the 45C is definitely based

on the Omega designs. Toyo still supports the Omega 45 series of

cameras - you can call them and order replacement parts. Cheers, DJ.

[alan_cecil1]

Yes, lower-end Omega's such as the Omega D do not have interchangable

bellows...but the Omega C is a wonderful camera. You can find 'em

used for @$600 or so...it is a tank, though...I wouldn't want to take

it hiking.

[mandomorlos]

I owned an omega 45d for years. It is a great camera...The only

down side was that it was difficult to use movments with my 90 when

focused at infinity, because of the short bellow extension...But

unless you do really wide angle photography focused at infinity with

lots of movments, Don't waste your money buying anything else! The

geared focus is smooth and the camera movments are smooth and lock

down tight.

-Mando