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Thank you, Stephen. I didn't know this word. <p>

Aboriginal wood carving to avoid disease. I have some <a href=http://

www.photo.net/photo/3522825>others</a>.<div></div>

100 years old japanese war ship, Mikasa, by french wooden tailboard

camera 13x18 cm, may be 7-80 years old.<div></div>

This is the best answer to your question, Jamie. Exactly the one

David mentioned: converting unit from 9x12 cm to 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.

Grafic film holder. Looks like hand made but written "FEATHER-LITE

adaptor for American film, HOLLYWOOD PHOTO MFG.CO./HOLLYWOOD 28,

CALIF.USA". My camera is Bergheil 9x12 and I show you examples <a

href=http://www.photo.net/photo/3944254>(1)</a><a

href=http://www.photo.net/photo/3871305>(2)</a>

taken by this adaptor. But no idea where to find it, sorry.<div></div>

Hmm... Nnnee.., Please visit my folder <a href=http://www.photo.net/

photodb/folder?folder_id=352312>Brass Lens Paradise</a>. All by 50 to

100 years old cameras and lenses and by vintage way. There is no need

of technic nor lighting. Natural is the best. By using present high

speed films you can get any result far better than your ancestors'.

Antique feeling such as aged color is an another story. You can get

it easily by photoshop.

I have never heard of 210. But I have 80(barrel), 105(Compur), 105

(barrel) and 135/3.5(Compur), all using dayly. Xenotar is known by

its high resolution and yellowish color effect, may be because of

Lanthanum glass, same as Biotar or other high performance, radio

active lenses of B/W era. Xenotar was designed for B/W photos.

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Its image circle is rather big and my 135 covers british <a href=

http://www.photo.net/photo/1908963>half plate</a>.

210 may cover 8x10, I suppose. 105 was designed for 6x9cm but it

covers 4x5. 105 barrel might have been used for process work, because

of its high resolution abily. But I put it in a helicoid for 35mm

use, in which I can get quite unique <a href=http://www.photo.net/

photodb/photo?photo_id=2939938>"Bokeh"</a> (out of focus effect) in

fully opened aperture. It's really unique, no other lens will have

and I am enjoying this individuality. 80 is well known by Rolleiflex

getting high reputation especially from portrait photographers. I

really want to see images by 210.<div></div>

Sorry, Carsten. It cannot skip to photos directly. Please choose

"Brass Lens Paradise (Vintage Large format)" and find out "Portrait

of an artist 1" or "TV studio colleagues". There are slso some others

by Bergheil.

Carsten, I can give you one strange idea. If you want to take photos

in the mountain, the best answer is just in front of you. That is

Bergheil 9x12, the smallest LF made in 30's by yor ancestor. I have

been using it mainly for portrait, but it was made for mountain

hikers, isn't it? You know the meaning of "Bergheil". In the

mountain, you may not need so much "swing" or "tilt". It is conpact

and not heavy but very strong. And lens interchangeable. Please have

a look of some examples, <a href=http://www.photo.net/photodb/

photo?photo_id=1891260>(1)</a>, <a href=http://www.photo.net/photodb/

photo?photo_id=1897221>(2)</a>. My Bergheil has special springback

converter to Graflex size folder (3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.). Not so much

defferece with 4x5. In LF work, lens is more important and

interesting than body, as you know well.