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It certainly looks a very durable and useful camera and I can see why you were attracted - enjoy :-)
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Mike - Not your Walker XL for sale on Ebay UK?
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I have the 5x7 and it is incredible. I too have found the Walker the preferable camera over ebony having used the ebony for years (RSW45 and 45s).
You dont know the meaning of the word 'solid' with respect to LF until you use one of these. PS the 5x7XL can use a 400 tele with ease. Thats gives you a flat pane capability of 72-400, which is more than enough. I got the 5x4 reducing panel to make life easier for when I want to use quickloads. still, seem to be shooting only 35mm/120 these days. When i am back in civilisation I will be quick to bust out the walker thats for sure. Wonderful and I agree, totally underestimated. Mike W lives down the road from me (when I am in the UK) and you could not deal with a more pleasant or dedicated person. The camera may be plastic, but they are surprisingly impressive to the eye. I was skeptical at first but if I ever go back to 10x8, or even a smaller 5x4, it will be a Walker. I have a suspicion the 5x7 will be all I will ever need, however. |
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Does the lack of movements on the rear standard cause any grief or limitations? I only ask this because I have two options for my home built Arca/cambo 10x8; one is a fixed rear standard, the other is to use the function carrier of the arca toprovide shift, tilt and swing (no rise/fall). It's just that the fixed option is so much more stable...
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Hi Jim, if I may interject. I don't have a Walker Titan but I do have an Ebony SLW810 which has a fixed back. I went with this option for the very reason you mention, stability.
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Thanks Trevor. You dont find it limiting then? As a litho printer for my day job the idea is to get it right first time. I don't want to finish the build job and have to take it apart to do it again. As most of my photography is lansdscape (away from people who are liable to ask me what I'm doing-and as I dont know myself yet....) I think I should be okay. What limitations if any have you found? Thanks for your help.
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Jim, I haven't found the lack of back movements limiting for the type of photography I do. My 4x5 camera has back rise which I do use if I run out of front fall, but this is rare. Lenses designed for 8x10 don't have an enormous amount of coverage anyway. The only limitation I have found is a lack of front shift which I find useful when photography buildings square on and I need to shift viewpoint to the left or right. Most of my photography uses, front rise, fall and tilt.
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My 10x8 which is the same design as the 5x4 shown at the start of this thread is a dream to use. I have not found the rigid back to be a problem, though I would prefer a little more drop front. Other than that, it is easily the best large format camera I have ever used (and I've used quite a few). Mike is a great guy and a craftsman with a photographic background. so you get a quality product. If you are thinking of buying a camera from him, get in quick as he has other projects which may begin to take up more of his time soon.
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