Anyone have a soft spot for complete strangers?

[JMC1969]

I got my first 4x5 (Toyo view) about three months ago without a lens. I have been saving and shopping (ebaying, classifieds) every since. I managed to save any extra $250 to spend on a good deal. I just got kicked in the face!!! I owed $1600 in taxes today. Needless to say, most of my lens money is gone now, so If anyone now is weeping a little, shedding a tear or two, or just flat out bawling over my story and has a good lens on the cheap, please respond. I going to go pet my lensless 4x5 now and stare at my computer for replies.

Thank You, your very kind.

Jody

[JMC1969]

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[jnanian]

you might try poking around
equinoxphotographic.com
they have nice lenses and great
prices. they are nice folks too

john

[jimgalli]

Tape some aluminum foil to the back of the board you're holding and push a pin through the foil. Bingo, really cheap lens. No glass to clean.

[David Brown]

Increase your withholding.

[keithwms]

I could part with a schneider 210 symmar-s 5.6 for say $300. It doesn't cover 5x7, which annoys me greatly because that is what I am using mostly now. But for 4x5 it's a winner and a super starting lens.

Okay that's my "high end" offer.

My low end offer would be a tominon 135 f/4.5 enlarging lens (no shutter) which can be hand shuttered to give good results in 4x5. That I would part with for shipping costs of, say, $10.

My recommendation would be to fit your camera with an enlarging lens, you'll be pleasantly surprised. They are inexpensive and normally quite fast. You can pick 'em up for almost nothing. Who needs a shutter. Shoot ISO 25 film while we still have it. Hell, you can shoot to paper if finances are that tight.

[epatsellis]

My recommendation would be to fit your camera with an enlarging lens, you'll be pleasantly surprised. They are inexpensive and normally quite fast. You can pick 'em up for almost nothing. Who needs a shutter. Shoot ISO 25 film while we still have it.

Or for even slower film (EI 6) Ultrafine Direct Positive Dupe Film, around $1/8x10 sheet in 25 sheet packages.


erie

[JMC1969]

$300 is just out of my price range at the moment but thanks for the offer. I have access to lots of enlarger lens from work. I thought it would be a bit tricky getting times right without a shutter. I have planned for some outdoor/daytime shooting. How would you go about doing that anyway? Lens cap? and won't that effect the sharpness of the image even on a longer exposure time? (The removal and replacement of the cap that is)

I could part with a schneider 210 symmar-s 5.6 for say $300. It doesn't cover 5x7, which annoys me greatly because that is what I am using mostly now. But for 4x5 it's a winner and a super starting lens.

Okay that's my "high end" offer.

My low end offer would be a tominon 135 f/4.5 enlarging lens (no shutter) which can be hand shuttered to give good results in 4x5. That I would part with for shipping costs of, say, $10.

My recommendation would be to fit your camera with an enlarging lens, you'll be pleasantly surprised. They are inexpensive and normally quite fast. You can pick 'em up for almost nothing. Who needs a shutter. Shoot ISO 25 film while we still have it. Hell, you can shoot to paper if finances are that tight.

[JMC1969]

I thought Kodak quit making all their dupe film?

Or for even slower film (EI 6) Ultrafine Direct Positive Dupe Film, around $1/8x10 sheet in 25 sheet packages.


erie

[JMC1969]

I will have to do some research on pin hole.

Tape some aluminum foil to the back of the board you're holding and push a pin through the foil. Bingo, really cheap lens. No glass to clean.