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Sinar p2 View Camera Large Format

5/5 (4 Reviews)


Product Description

The p2 is based on asymmetric tilts and swings, not the traditional center or base tilts. This means rapid and precise settings, without ever losing sharpness on the axis.


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User Reviews

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by bin bin a Expert from shanghai,china

Date Reviewed: December 10, 2002

Bottom Line:   
so great a camera!
i used it to take the fashion

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Duration Product Used:   2-5 years

Type of photography:   People


Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Timo Ripatti a Professional from Helsinki, Finland Finland

Date Reviewed: February 1, 2000

Strengths:    Its modular design (you can buy it in pieces)makes it suitable, if not superb, for most LF needs. The one I assembled for my studio food photography has been in daily use for 10 years with minimum of servicing. All 4x5's are cumbersome in use but this one gives great transparencies and offers me the luxury of observing the ground glass with both eyes, sitting in my chair.

Weaknesses:    The metering system, Sinar Booster 1, outlived my old Minolta flash meter, and their newest model (Minolta Flash Meter V) is not fully compatible with Booster 1.
The electronic shutter was not worth the price, so I switched back to the mechanical one.


Bottom Line:   
If one can afford this camera there's a reliable tool for at least the rest of one's life. What more can I ask?

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Duration Product Used:   21+ years

Similar Products Used:   Linhof Kardan L

Type of photography:   Other


Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by June Parlett a Professional from Tampa, FL Hillsborough

Date Reviewed: December 15, 1999

Strengths:    asymmetric tilts and swings, Yaw free, great effects for landscape and portraiture with that "shimfleug" effect

Weaknesses:    none

Bottom Line:   
It has all the appeal of a true studio camera with all the history of photography to back it up.

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Duration Product Used:   21+ years

Similar Products Used:   Mamiya RB67 Pro S, Cambo 4X5,

Type of photography:   Fine Art


Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:4
Submitted by Scott Mabry a Expert from Columbia, SC

Date Reviewed: November 12, 1999

Strengths:    Geared movements, precision feel, large range of accessories.

Weaknesses:    Never.

Bottom Line:   
You get what you pay for, one of the very nicest 4x5 cameras on the market.

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Duration Product Used:   6-10 years

Similar Products Used:   f1, f2, Cambo

Type of photography:   Other



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  • Other FeaturesYaw free design, metering back, compatible with most digital backs.


 

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