No you're a large format guy now. You have joined the ranks of the exalted St. Ansel. As such you can now look down on them from your lofty perch on high. :>
At 04:41 PM 3/4/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Oh, Medium Formatters! > >A co-worker friend of mine dropped two large cases at my feet (well not >really dropped more like placed gently) last Saturday. The outside of both >cases said something like "Linhof" > >Inside the first one I discoverd a rather large camera with a lensboard that >had the word "Technika" on it. "hmmmmmmm" says I.... "What is this all >about?" > >"Well," he said, "I know you are a camera person and as I was cleaning out my >mom's basement I found this stuff and thought you might want it." > >It turns out that his father was big into photography before he died a few >years ago. So, I've just acquired a Linhof Technika IV 4x5 camera with three >lensboards (90, 100 or 120 and 150 or 180, I don't have it in front of me >right now to verify). Also included are various finders, filters and backs, >including 2 autografik and 2 roll backs. > >The thing is ultra clean, beautiful and, well, neat-o! I'm already >conspiring to get film and try it out! My father has already claimed it for >himself (I knew I should have kept it a secret!) but I'm sure he'll be able >to share. > >Wanting to get the most out of it I'm lokking for a manual (there's one on >e-Bay that I'm watching) but if anyone would like to give me some pointers or >advice I'd appreciate it. > >Thanks > >Christian. >PS: Apparently my friend's mother is cleaning out the complete custom >darkroom that he built too and I'm hiring a truk to cart all the equipment to >my parent's house. I'll keep the list informed on what I score! >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to >visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
