Gulp! 400NC in 20x24 will cost you... (ready now?)... $86/shot. It
looks like Kodak needs a minimum order of $15,000 to fire up the
equipment. Maybe there really is a market for Canon's 8x8" sensor. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
Piers Hemy wrote:
> Did you not see this page on the KBC website, Chuck?
>
> http://www.canhamcameras.com/kodakfilm.html
>
> All sizes are 'available' in TriX, 400NC, Ektar and TMax emulsions. No
> Kodachrome, dammit.
>
> I will leave you to find the awful details - price, minimum order, lead
> times....
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 08 September 2010 11:25
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] Feeding the rumor mill
>
> I'd never heard of KB Canham cameras before your post. So I looked and was
> surprised to see some unusual and very large sizes such as: 4x10, 7x17, 8x20
> and 12x20. Those are inches and not centimeters. Where does one buy film
> for such things?
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Jeff Keller wrote:
>> Hi Chuck,
>> Yes Keith Canham has a really spiffy looking 6x17 back for the MQC57
>> http://www.canhamcameras.com/Roll%20film%20back.html
>>
>> The back and the extra bellows length were the main reasons to prefer
>> the
>> 5x7 to the 4x5. I bought the back used but I haven't used it myself yet.
>>
>> Jeff Keller
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 3:03 PM
>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Feeding the rumor mill
>>
>> Is your 5x7 also used as a 6x17 with roll film?
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> Jeff Keller wrote:
>>> Everyone has their own rough limit for what they expect from a
>>> camera. For me the four thirds limit is roughly 8x10 for landscape.
>>> The Canon 5D
>> should
>>> be good to about 16x20 but I haven't printed anything from it that
>>> large yet. Film for me: 35mm +> 8x12 and 6x7 => 16x20. The four
>>> thirds bag feels bigger and heavier than an OM bag, the 5Dii bag
>>> feels bigger and heavier than a Mamiya 7ii bag. Therefore digital is
> bigger and heavier.
>>> A monster that passed in the dark was when I said 20x28 from my
>>> Canham
>>> (MQC57) in response to Chuck's monster I was referring to an
>>> enlargement from 5x7 Velvia. (a slightly larger version of
>>> http://www.largeformatphotography.info/canham/canhamdlc.html )
>>>
>>> Jeff Keller
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 10:16 AM
>>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] Feeding the rumor mill
>>>
>>> I have no difficulty calling it the "monster" since the Canon
>>> backpack with 5D, 3 lenses, flash and bracket, chargers, batteries,
>>> cables, light meter, manuals, etc, etc weighs 17 pounds. 21 if you
>>> add the 80-200 and its case. The A1 is a whole lot less but still a
>>> bit bulky at times. I really do need a pocket camera. I haven't had
>>> one since I stopped using the Stylus Epic. Even that's a bit large for a
> pocket camera of today.
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>>
>>> Joel Wilcox wrote:
>>>> My mistake. I had thought when you were referring to the "monster"
>>>> you meant the E-3, whereas it is clear you meant the 5D. Wrong
>>>> monster! Sorry.
>>>>
>>>> Joel W.
>>>>
>>>>>> <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>> Well, use the E410 for the joy of holding. But get the monster
>>>>>>> out
>>> when
>>>>>>> you want those 16x20s.
>>>>>> Chuck,
>>>>>> On the basis of what do you say this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Joel W.
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