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Old 08-04-25 | 09:34 AM
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Bikes: 1956 Rudge; 1981 Miyata; 1994 Breezer; 1987 Raleigh Mtn Trials; 1952 R.O. Harrison; 1994 Concorde; 1949 Rotrax; 1964 A.S. Gillott; Early 60s Frejus; ~1979 RRB track; Unknown Interwar track

I've had a few Crown Graphics, and one Speed. I've loved them all. Moved to a Nagaoka Seisakusho Field 4x5 about 10 years ago but find myself wanting another 4x5 press camera.
Lately, I've been shooting with a Minolta Autocord, and a pair of Leotax shown here:

The black camera is a Leotax T2L which was a serious competitor of the Leica IIIG. Mine is sporting a 2.1cm Nikkor O on a home-hacked Novoflex Nikon- M39 adapter. Viewfinder is a pristine Canon 19mm finder. This is one of my very favorite cameras with one of my very favorite lenses.
The chrome camera is a Leotax K with a 5cm f/2 Chiyoko Super Rokkor. This camera was purchased without a leatherette covering looking ugly and with a 5cm f/3.5 collapsible Konishiroku Hexar. All for $15 USD. I overhauled the camera and lens then covered it with a panel of vinyl MB Tex from my old Mercedes Benz.
I've been walking around with this pair of cameras for a few days lately, getting back to shooting a little like I used to. I prefer carrying two bodies, one with a 50mm, the other with a 21mm or other non-retrofocal wide which exhibits little or no distortion (the Nikkor O 2.1cm lens is such an optic.)
I also have a Leica M4 with a dual range Summicron, this pair I took to Iraq in 2004-2005, and I'm slowly trying to do a soft retirement for the camera.
I have way too many cameras, come to think of it. But these little Leotax are what I prefer for long walks lately.
Phil
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