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The Ebony SW23 has no rear tilt (it does have front tilt and shift)and the longest lens you can use on it is a 150mm. It is, however, extremely light (1.3 Kg) and compact, setting it up to shoot is practically instantaneous, and with wide angle lenses (35mm, 47mm, etc) you don?t really need any tilting to increase depth of field. If you would like a longer reach you could go for an Ebony SW23(s), which can fit a 240mm lens as well, but weighs 1.8 Kg. The Ebony, apart from weight, has an additional advantage going for it: you don't have to remove the GG to take a shot -it is fixed to the back of the camera on a hinge, so you simply push it aside and slide the roll film holder in. The Arca is an excellent camera with advantages of its own, and in your place I would choose one or the other depending on how much walking your landscape photography will involve.
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I'd go for a rangefinder as well -the 70s produced plenty of good ones with fixed fast lenses, but if you feel you need a SLR you could do much worse than an Olympus OM1n or OM2n: well built, small and quiet, and there were/are 50mm f1.2, 1.4, 1.8 and a 55mm f1.2 available.
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Cheap, therefore simple: non-removable back and front rise.
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Even without a tripod, leaning against a column or resting your camera on a pew, 400 film should be ok -specially if you are shooting with either a rangefinder or a tlr.
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Just get whichever you think looks prettier, they'll both perform only as well as yourself.
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What Robert said: the Bronica RF is sturdy but light and the lenses are excellent. I have walked for hours with it hanging from my shoulder and the two other lenses in pouches clipped to my belt without once giving the weight of the outfit a thought.
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Mark M: I followed the link to your website and I must say that you are an extremely cultivated and engaging writer.
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Can't remember whether the Diane Arbus exhibition at the V&A is still on or not, but, if it is, it is well worth going.
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40mm f2 Minolta Rokkor and 21mm f2.8 Kobalux
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Rate it at iso 6. If you pre-flash your paper negative (in my case that's Ilford's MG IV FB pre-flashed for 1,5 seconds at f22) you should set your lightmeter at iso 12. Pre-flashing considerably reduces the contrast inherent to paper negatives.
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Trevor, the Oly is a great little camera until you try a DSLR. Since you already shoot a DSLR I think you would very soon not bother with the Oly. If you go for it, I found that available light shooting at iso 400 was only acceptable in B&W mode.
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Rolleicord V, HP5+, printed on Ilford MG IV FB, sepia and selenium toned.<div></div>
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Late Rolleicords are very well built, light but sturdy. You can get them for well under 200USD in excellent condition. Wide open they are OK, stopped down they are splendid picture takers.
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I graduated in 1984 (Peterhouse). Any other Cantab photonetters?
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Like Huw Finney, A on Ilford paper.
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The OM1n is a very well built, mechanical camera with a lightmeter. It is small but sturdy and the Zuiko lenses are generally very good and small as well. It is the closest thing to a Leica M that you'll find among SLRs.
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Olympus OM1.
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I have found my Super Ikonta difficult to focus in low light. Price, size and feature wise I think the Bronica RF645 is great.
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My first camera was an OM1n (1978). I still shoot with it. I keep a Stylus Epic in my car's glove compartment. I also use an Olympus Pen FT for fun, and I have just acquired an Olympus RD from a fellow photonetter. I gave my wife an Olympus C5050Z a couple of years back, and there are two smaller Olympus digital P&S for family use at home. I make use of different cameras in different formats, but there is always an Olympus at hand. There is no brand loyalism involved: they are simply excellent, well-built cameras that are enjoyable to use.
Which W/A camera and lens?
in Leica and Rangefinders
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