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$900.00
from KJP Bristol + Teamwo Summary: I bought my Wista Technical45 second hand in Bristol10-15 years ago complete with metal case, lenses, darekslides, and unintelligible instruction manual. It has given me great service. I later purchased the sliding back for it from Teamwork. I have found this to be a real bonus and pleasure to use when not requireing the 4x5 format, but still wanting movements. It has been used for both landscape, architectural, and portrait work, and though I addmit that it's movements do not compare with say a Linhoff Technikarden, it's specifications provide good value for money! Overall, it is a tough, robust camera with a generally easy handling. Micro adjustments are useful! Strengths: Compact, strong, metal casing, vastly superior to the Cherrywood field camera. Very quick and easy to use. Great in the landscape. Solid leather carrying strap. Do try out the sliding back: my friend owns the Linhof T. and is really envious of it. Easy maintainance. They hold their value very well. Weaknesses: Avoid the plastic ground screen! You need an expensive panel and wide angle bellows if you want easy access to the shutter and aperture controls on a wide lens: the older recessed panel is immensely irritating to use. You cannot use the new panel on the old wide bellows. Limited movements with the wider lens. Difficult to see the allignment marks in dim light. Rear swing is somewhat stiff. Obviously fewer rear movements with this design. Similar Products Used: Toyo 4x5, Linhoff Technikarden. Customer Service: Teamwork are generally very good, and I have also found Wista Tokyo extremely helpful and friendly on the one occasion I needed their help.
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