marc_genevrier

Allan, I did removed the tape correctly, so the cart was really faulty.

 

I got an answer from MIS: No further explanation from them as to what could be the cause, but they are sending me a replacement cartridge for free. Great service!

Ben, I have exactly the same problem with a new cartidge I just ordered from MIS for my 1290. I submitted the issue to them and am still waiting for an answer.

 

Here the description I wrote to them:

First I got huge ink spills on the paper (and also inside the printer). I tried a different paper and it was the same. Tried also a test picture on Epson Matte Heawyweight, same result. I then took the cartridge off the cart for checking: the cart was full with ink around the heads. I really don't think that one can make anything wrong when inserting the cartridge in the cart for loading, and for sure I made it right. Why? Because once the cartridge was outside the cart, I made it clean on the bottom and the top and it suddenly spilled ink on my desk. It seems that there is some leak anywhere in the cartridge so the ink freely flows out of the bottom ports. Again, these are really huge quantities. I certainly have already lost a big part of the original contents.

 

To me, these are simply faulty cartridges. I will let you know their answer.

Paul,

you may have a look at following page: http://www.cameraquest.com/tanaview.htm

It shows a japanese camera that looks quite similar to yours. For example, look at the struts for the back standard tilt, or at the front view of the camera with the metal parts around the lensboard.

Also, there is one similar camera on sale on eBay this week; this is item Nr. 3842842604.

 

These are really very nice cameras!

Thank you very much Ray!

Since I can write German, I've asked directly Rollei in Brauschweig about this. Their answer is that one can use all 6x6 magazines (older and newer ones) on the 6003 SRC 1000 without any modification on the camera. The only restriction relates to the newer 4,5x6 magazine, which I cannot use at all on my camera.

 

Marc

Sorry if this has been asked before, but I couldn't find any answer

in the archives.

I have a 6003 SRC 1000 with the standard "fixed" 120 back (no

magazine). I would like to use a 220 film magazine (6x6, not 4,5x6),

but I'm quite confused with the compatibility issue, since I only

have a user manual for the 6003Pro. According to it, one has to

change the "film stage" on the 6003 Pro before using a magazine. OK,

but this film stage cannot be removed on the 6003 SRC 1000 and it

seems to be slightly different than the one on the 6003 Pro. Hence my

question: do you think that I can use a 220 magazine and what are the

risks? Poor planeity, wrong position of the film plane?

Thanks in advance !

To reduce the banding problems, Vuescan does indeed always use the Superfine mode, which increases the scanning time by a factor three. Unfortunately, it seems that you can't disable it.

John, I used a 150 mm Apo-Symmar on my Wista 45 DX and it fitted into the folded camera... however, by reversing the lensboard inside out before folding the camera. With this very simple trick, you should be able to use many lenses in the focal length range you're mentioning.

For what it's worth...

I made similar experiences on my 1290 printer when trying to get better prints on certain non-Epson papers, particularly with Tetenal glossy papers. With the lever in '0' position, even with the naked eye, I had very clearly "lines" of dots which were very distracting. I went to the local Epson service shop and they told me that one HAS to play with the lever for all papers thicker than 164 g/m². However, they admitted that the lines on my Tetenal prints were among the worst they had ever seen. So I played with the lever, always at 1440 dpi setting and I found that I can obtain the best results when positioning the lever at about midway. This setting varies however with different papers.

Coming from an Epson serviceman, I wouldn't certainly speak of 'gimmick'.

 

Also: my printer works wonderfully when printing with ImagePrint, that places the dots in a different way on the paper. So I'm not sure that my particular printer is defect.

To Jose, about Bosscreens:

 

The Bosscreen won't solve your problem. It has a strong hot spot with short lenses, quite disturbing even with a 100 mm Apo-Symmar. Since I don't want to invest into another GG, I bought an Ebony wide-angle Fresnel, which is placed outside, on top of the Bosscreen. It solves the problem perfectly with my 100 mm (and would probably with a 90 mm lens too), but it still isn't enough with my Grandagon 75 mm.

You're right in your assumption that the driver provides a on-th-fly resampling. But it is an upsampling to 720 dpi! Take a look at following page:

 

http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage/quality/

 

I very rarely work with 720 dpi images, but with 360 dpi and an appropriately tuned accentuation (USM or whatsoever), you will see the finer details with the naked eye.

Still one word about the Shen-Hao non-folding. It has a maximum extension of 180 mm, but can accept very short lenses (down to 35 mm with special lens board). This truly is a "wide-angle" camera, which makes it particularly suitable for working with rollfilm.

 

Here is a link with a more detailed description (in french) and some photos:

http://www.galerie-photo.com/shen-hao-tfc45.html

Aaron, Ed,

 

I recently bought the non-folding Shen-Hao from Taos Photographic and I'm very pleased with it. Previously I had a Wista DX, but I'm using a Cambo 6x7 rollfilm holder, which is much heavier of course than a simple 4x5 Fidelity. The Wista was not rigid enough and the rear standard would always tilt a little backwards under the weight of the holder. I measured this tilt to be about 0,2 mm in the centre of the image (with all screws and everything duely tightened). The Shen-Hao has a better rigidity, though not perfect, but I now have modified the rear part of it, suppressing every tilt and lateral shift to make it sturdier (and with some extra weight reduction). Now it's wonderful and I don't loose the focus plane after inserting the rollfilm holder. But even without this modification, the Shen-Hao is more rigid than the Wista and you will never fear to loose your settings when inserting your Fidelity.

 

Be aware however that you get for what you've paid for. Craftmanship is at best satisfactory in my opinion, the camera isn't a nice object like the Wista. Also, the tightening screws for the front and rear standard's horizontal tilt and shift (screws with a short lever) are very bad, you have to apply a huge force to tighten up (and can't loose it easily afterwards...), but it still is insufficient to stop every movement! My solution to this has been to slightly untighten the screw and adjust my setting by applying a slight force onto the standard. The friction does it all, it stays nicely in place and I can adjust it quite precisely, as opposed to other systems with lot of play (where sometime you loose your position when tightening, because the play is not "closing" the way you whished it would).

 

All in all, I'm very pleased with the camera,this is the concept that fits my taste. I once wished I could afford a non-folding Ebony! Now, I have an acceptable copy of an Ebony, and can buy many lenses with the price difference!

 

Feel free to contact me for more details or pictures of the camera.

You may try Taos Photographic in southern France. André Mouton speaks english and is very knowledgeable. He imports Shen-Hao for about half a year now. Here is the url :

www.galerie-photo.net

Jimmy gave all answers and arguments. Chambre or Chambre photographique is the right term and is simply based on history (nothing to do with regulations, the latter having also a rather questionable use and efficiency...). I would guess that chambre technique, though fully acceptable, is more recent and may have been introduced by some vendor who wanted to differentiate their products by giving them a more high-tech appeal. It is mostly used for studio (monorail) cameras for their endless possibilities (think also of Rollei X-ACt cameras) as opposed to more simple field cameras.

 

Marc Genevrier

You may try www.prophot.com. They are in Paris and should be able to ship to other european countries.

 

Marc