I just received mine 30 minutes ago from the December 2023 batch! I watched this video a couple of months before ordering it and just came back to it to get to grips with all the knobs and movements. It's my first view camera, or 4x5 for that matter; coming from a Mamiya RZ67 Professional II that I bought about 15 years ago, this is a huge step up! Thanks for the great informative video!

@NicosPhotographyShow

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Enjoy the camera

if your focusing knob slips, there's a small hex socket cap screw at its base (on the right side). you can (carefully, no need to overdo it!) tighten it with a small hex key to make the focusing knob hold itself better.

Excellent demonstration!

This has got to be the MOST INFORMATIVE VIDEO on these 45F-2, i was a little confused on how to use the 4 knobs and now i know, they are to hold say a horseman back in PLACE, you are AWESOME. Thank you. My film Holders just arrived so planning to capture some images soon.

@NicosPhotographyShow

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy the camera. Its awesome!

@MARKLINMAN1

Жыл бұрын

@@NicosPhotographyShow Gracias.

@NicosPhotographyShow

Жыл бұрын

De nada!

Nice. Great job

Thank you Nico!

Excellent review of a good camera.

good video nico, one thing about the focus knob, on the right side (looking at camera in operational direction) there is a grub screw on the bushing of the knob, this adjusts tension of this focus knob.).

WOW!!! There is a lot to that bad boy!! No street shooting with this one.... but I"ll bet you can get some great portraits or landscape photos!!!!

Hi Nico grear videos, I have this camera and I love it! Can you explain better about the asymmetrical tilt about the depht of field? First focus on the bottom, then tilt ( the focus on the bottom will be lost right?) then focus on the top, and then? You have to close the lens to check the DOF maybe? Thanks again!

Happy to see this large format review. Can you please do one on the tachihara 4x5 its movements etc. There is hardly anything on youtube about it

Thanks for the explanation, beautifully made. Shame there's no horizontal asymmetric tilt like an Ebony, still it's at least 1kg lighter and cheaper new than an Ebony second.

Hello Nico! Can ask what ball head that is?

I did not quite understand the focusing procedure you demoed with the asymmetrical tilt. The part with the focus on the bottom line „doesn’t work“ and the focusing on the top line. Doe you have any resource where I can learn more about this focusing strategy and when I would prefer asymmetrical tilt over symmetrical?

@stuartwalker121

11 ай бұрын

archive.org/details/central-manuals-camera_ebony_U_asymmetrical.movements.pdf

Can you explain what is the difference between the normal tilt and the asymmetrical tilt? How does it affect the image?

@gabedamien

Жыл бұрын

There is no difference in terms of what is possible to focus on in the image. The difference is purely in terms of _how_ you achieve that focus. With the standard tilt, you may need to combine multiple adjustments of tilt, push/pull, tilt again, push/pull etc. until you have gotten the plane of focus how you desire. With the asymmetric tilt, you can get the bottom horizontal line in focus, and then use the asymmetric tilt to put the top horizontal line into focus _without losing the bottom line_. So, the N2 will let you get any tilt you want, and the F2 will as well, but with the F2 if you put your focus on the bottom horizontal line in the ground glass, you can then adjust tilt without losing that focus (whereas with the N2, you would need to redo everything).

All of March & June's (2022) waiting list is sold out 😭 Such amazing cameras.

@NicosPhotographyShow

2 жыл бұрын

Try Chamonix via Instagram, he got me one the other day in less than 6 days. Cut the line by a lot.

@tsuuuuumo

2 жыл бұрын

My F2 was scheduled to ship out from China on April 5th, just as Shanghai entered a lockdown of indefinite length. So my March camera is stuck there until flights start to go out again. Can't wait to get my hands on it!

@pereoz

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, contact them on IG. They are very helpful. I got mine yesterday in Miami and just Took 1 week to get here.

@sushi_donut

2 жыл бұрын

@@tsuuuuumo Pumped & crossing my fingers for ya! Good luck

Hey Nico, I have a question for you. First off let me just say that I am pretty clueless when it comes to large format, I have never shot it or even held such a camera. I understand it is a pretty slow process, big cameras that usually need a tripod, slow loading times, messing around with bellows and adjusting the lens in various directions. But the reward is really great image quality. So the question is - if you go through all the hassle why not just use 8x10 to get the best quality, are there any benefits to 4x5?

@throughjacobphoto

2 жыл бұрын

Personally, i would say the price and size of a 8x10 is much greater than operating a 4x5. For example, a 10 pack of Portra 160 for 4x5 is $55usd and a 10 pack of Portra 160 for 8x10 is $200. Backpacking with a 8x10 can be challenging as well. Trying to fit a camera with multiple film holders and multiple (heavy) lenses into a bad isn't super fun and definitely no to lug around all day. but if you're shooting studio or something less mobile i think 8x10 has a great advantage. So like all other camera gear it comes down to your own personal use and you should use your own judgement to figure out what suites you

@MismanagedFutures

2 жыл бұрын

@@throughjacobphoto Right I see. In my mind they are all big and expensive and didn’t realise there is such a huge range of “big” and “expensive”. Edit - Jesus, I just checked film prices in my country and they are twice as high as those you mentioned. $10 a pop for 4x5 and close to $50 for 8x10.

@MismanagedFutures

2 жыл бұрын

@@fibonacho There isn’t much choice on brands around here. To be honest I was just curious and am not planning to get into large format. I can see the appeal but it seems like a very big investment in time & money and I am not really up to it.

"big black knobs"...