And now for something a little bit different...5X14 Camera!

jimgalli · 10-30-2007, 11:56 AM

My first ever NEW camera! Thanks to a lot of excellent help from Hugo, I had the folks at Chamonix build me a 5X14 camera! 2.8 : 1 ratio.

The story and first 10 or so pictures are HERE.

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Ch...onix_5X14.html

Sorry, I didn't get pics of the Chamonix itself yet, but will follow up with those. But there are about 9 or 10 pictures made with the new format to get an idea of just how wide 2.8 : 1 is. You might have to re-size your viewing screen

Pretty tough to get a real feel for these with 90kb jpegs. They have a surprising presence when printed and matted. MORE than I originally expected.

Go have a look and let me know what you thought.

rwyoung · 10-30-2007, 12:03 PM

Neato!

DougGrosjean · 10-30-2007, 12:06 PM

Very nice.

Would love to see the camera, though.

keeds · 10-30-2007, 12:41 PM

wow, fan flippin tastic

John Bartley · 10-30-2007, 12:49 PM

Nice photos as always Jim. The ratio is very appealing as it appears that it makes you do your sky and foreground cropping on site instead of in the darkroom? I also would like to see a photo of the camera.

cheers eh?

colrehogan · 10-30-2007, 01:13 PM

Nice, Jim. I see your selection of lenses is fairly close to mine for 5x12. My most used lenses are 210 Graphic Kowa, 240 Docter and 450 Nikkor-M. I also use a 355 G-Claron and my trusty 203 mm Kodak f/7.7.

jimgalli · 10-30-2007, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by colrehogan

Nice, Jim. I see your selection of lenses is fairly close to mine for 5x12. My most used lenses are 210 Graphic Kowa, 240 Docter and 450 Nikkor-M. I also use a 355 G-Claron and my trusty 203 mm Kodak f/7.7.

Very surprised to hear the little 203 f7.7 will cover 5X12. I figured 5X7 would be a stretch for that lens. I'll probably massage my lens choices a bit.

BarryWilkinson · 10-30-2007, 02:05 PM

Very interesting format Jim. Please post more when you have them.

Barry

JBrunner · 10-30-2007, 02:07 PM

Congrats on the camera, Jim. I find some of the door/window shots simply wonderful. Where can I buy a Galli print? I'd like to get "Cribs, Goldfield NV" (270 G-Claron), and there is one portrait of yours in particular that my mom wants.

gbenaim · 10-30-2007, 02:34 PM

That looks like too much fun, Jim. Take a look at Lois Conner's 7x17 stuff for some really excellent panoramic work, if you haven't already. The cheap film is definitely enticing.