Digital BW, The Print

Hi Tony,

You don't necessarily have to give up 4x5 for to get lightweight portable equipment. Check out the Toho 4x5 at badgergraphic.com. And, that's NOT a typo...I don't mean Toyo. The Toho is a featherweight monorail easily allowing use of lenses to 300mm (non-telephoto.) Even the Fuji 450C can be used with minor adaptation. With a couple of easy user mods, it weighs in at about 2.7 lbs. Surprisingly, it's amazingly rigid, too, once all the controls are locked down.

Throw in a Kodak or Fuji holder with a few boxes of readyload film and you're good to go.

Good luck,
Alan Huntley

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> From: "stasunas" <Astasunas@...>
> Date: 2004/12/07 Tue PM 09:49:38 EST
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Digital Camera
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> 
> It has been a while since I have been out taking photos. Most of my 
> experience has been with a 4x5 and primarily interested in 
> landscapes, scanning the film and then printing them digitally with 
> varoius B&W inks and processes. I am going to be going on a sevral 
> month journey to take pictures, but on a motorcycle. This mode of 
> transportation has me rethinking my equipment. I an thinking of 
> taking a digital camera in lieu of my bulky 4x5. I am concerned about 
> image quality and size and am aware that I will loose some important 
> camera controls. I would appreciate any thoughts on the use of a 
> digital camera and feasability of using one to get respectable prints 
> up to 13x19. 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Tony