I am a bit confused as I have a Toyo. Called a Toyo-View Arc. *It is THREE times the size of yours.* It weighs 15lbs (about 7kg), on its own and is leather. It seems to operate differently as well and *I did not have to assemble it nor does it come apart.* It also takes lenses from my Kodak, which thankfully are Nikon glass. Oh... We could talk for HOURS. I also had NO IDEA THAT TOYO WAS STILL IN BUSINESS? ! ??? P.S I am a retired photochemical engineer working for both Kodak and Konika/Minolta, taught at our state university, owned a camera store (the oldest in our state and supplier to the "Art" college), taught color theory at said Art college (people are so color 'blind') and am a Master Printer. Had a few classes through Google+, but had to shut them down. Obviously, *I LOVE all things photo*
What you have is a Toyo-View monorail. This is a Toyo-Field (Field camera). The view camera is a lot more capable and will allow additional bellows extensions and more options available.
Pardon me for statin g an error: It is generally universal protocol that the sheath of the film holder is 'White' side signifies unexposed, 'Black' side indicates that the film has been exposed. Just sayin'. many thanks for a fine tutorial.
yes but it's funny watching people doing it the other way around. The same goes for the way he mounted the camera on the tripod head, 90° off, maybe he is left handed, still works just wierd
You skipped the important features of the camera, like lens tilt, shift, swing, bed down, back tilt, etc. I was here to see if the camera is worth considering based on its features. Otherwise, this is an excellent demo.
Is there something especially tricky about re-folding the Toyo cameras? Many of the Toyos on offer on eBay (Maybe most of them) have significant bellows damage, usually at the very front, near the lens board, and often on the left side. You made it look easy, but apparently if the front isn't in exactly the right place when you start to fold the front, the bellows gets pinched. This is not uncommon on folding cameras, but seems especially common on Toyos. (This is not a criticism of Toyo, but seems to be a user problem.)
You can also get it from B&H.com They are in Brooklyn, NY if I remember correctly. They are wonderful if you're in the US. They have shipped me some wonderfully *nasty* chemicals in liquid form!! Gotta love chloroform!
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Very nice. I am thinking about buying a Toyo field. I wish all camera videos were as well filmed. Helpful and super closeup. I learned a lot. Thanks
amazing walkthrough, learned a lot!
I am a bit confused as I have a Toyo. Called a Toyo-View Arc.
*It is THREE times the size of yours.*
It weighs 15lbs (about 7kg), on its own and is leather.
It seems to operate differently as well and *I did not have to assemble it nor does it come apart.*
It also takes lenses from my Kodak, which thankfully are Nikon glass.
Oh... We could talk for HOURS.
I also had NO IDEA THAT TOYO WAS STILL IN BUSINESS? ! ???
P.S I am a retired photochemical engineer working for both Kodak and Konika/Minolta, taught at our state university, owned a camera store (the oldest in our state and supplier to the "Art" college), taught color theory at said Art college (people are so color 'blind') and am a Master Printer.
Had a few classes through Google+, but had to shut them down.
Obviously,
*I LOVE all things photo*
What you have is a Toyo-View monorail. This is a Toyo-Field (Field camera). The view camera is a lot more capable and will allow additional bellows extensions and more options available.
@@marcweintraub - I love talking cameras. My Toyo-View has three rails and is also on a sled. :)
@@OfficialMyxomatosis Same here. I want to make some more gear / photopgraphy videos for "Return To Film (RTFM)". Just don't have enough time.
Pardon me for statin g an error: It is generally universal protocol that the sheath of the film holder is 'White' side signifies unexposed, 'Black' side indicates that the film has been exposed. Just sayin'. many thanks for a fine tutorial.
yes but it's funny watching people doing it the other way around. The same goes for the way he mounted the camera on the tripod head, 90° off, maybe he is left handed, still works just wierd
Great tutorial ! You made 4x5 look less intimidating
Gently Rick, what is the shortest lens that I can mount on flat lenboard? Thank You. Grazie. Giovanni
You skipped the important features of the camera, like lens tilt, shift, swing, bed down, back tilt, etc. I was here to see if the camera is worth considering based on its features. Otherwise, this is an excellent demo.
GRAZIE ! Very very well done.
Is there something especially tricky about re-folding the Toyo cameras? Many of the Toyos on offer on eBay (Maybe most of them) have significant bellows damage, usually at the very front, near the lens board, and often on the left side. You made it look easy, but apparently if the front isn't in exactly the right place when you start to fold the front, the bellows gets pinched.
This is not uncommon on folding cameras, but seems especially common on Toyos. (This is not a criticism of Toyo, but seems to be a user problem.)
where do you get sheet film these days? Would like to use my Toyo again.
Amazon dot com
You can also get it from B&H.com They are in Brooklyn, NY if I remember correctly. They are wonderful if you're in the US. They have shipped me some wonderfully *nasty* chemicals in liquid form!! Gotta love chloroform!
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