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| I've published a new article here titled "A New Standard in Field Cameras - Chamonix 45-N1". I've owned the camera for several months, and thought I would share my experiences with it. http://www.traditionalphotographer.net/Articles.aspx?Article=5 Note, there are a couple of images in the Technical Gallery relating to this article. As always, your comments and feedback are welcomed.
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lion
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I've published a new article here titled "A New Standard in Field Cameras - Chamonix 45-N1". I've owned the camera for several months, and thought I would share my experiences with it.
http://www.traditionalphotographer.net/Articles.aspx?Article=5
Note, there are a couple of images in the Technical Gallery relating to this article.
As always, your comments and feedback are welcomed.
Thanks for the excellent article. Now I have to tell my wife that I need another camera. 
Seriously, it may be awhile, but some day I certainly hope to get into LF photography. It appears to be an entirely different world from the work I've done over the years.
Cheers,
Tom
Tom, on Point Pelee, Canada
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| Thanks Tom, I'm glad you enjoyed the article. This is a really great camera, and I hope more people consider getting one. As you can see, I've been very impressed with mine. I think you would enjoy going to large format. I really is a different way of thinking and reacting. When I first started I had trouble making that mental shift to go back and forth between different formats, although these days it is somewhat easier. My favorite is LF, but I also enjoy 35mm.
Robert M. Teague---------------------------------------------
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"Fujifilm remains true to its heritage and to the acknowledged superior image quality delivered by professional photographic film products." -- Fuji Press Release An old Hasidic story says we should wear a coat with two pockets in order to receive God's message. In one pocket, the message is: "You are nothing but one of billions of grains of sand in the universe." In the other, the message is: "I made the universe just for you."
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Hi Robert,
Thanks for the review. I will have to read it more carefully.
Rich
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It was Robert's article that convinced me to give it a try.
So, far I've been content with it. I really like to single worm-gear focusing wheel and it is somewhat lighter than my previous camera: Toyo 45AII, although I do miss the focusing box and the incremental turning ability of the back on the Toyo.
I've posted one image thus far in my modest gallery section.
John 8:12
Follow the Light
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| Chamonix now has a website if anyone is interested: http://www.chamonixviewcamera.com/ Click on the Gallery page, one of my images is featured.
Robert M. Teague---------------------------------------------
Website: www.visionlandscapes.com
Blog: visionlandscapes.spaces.live.com
"Fujifilm remains true to its heritage and to the acknowledged superior image quality delivered by professional photographic film products." -- Fuji Press Release An old Hasidic story says we should wear a coat with two pockets in order to receive God's message. In one pocket, the message is: "You are nothing but one of billions of grains of sand in the universe." In the other, the message is: "I made the universe just for you."
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I got to play with one a couple of weeks ago, and it's a really nice camera. It handled really well and it was very light.
With that said, for an equal amount of money you can get this camera:
http://www.photoformulary.com/DesktopModules/StoreProductDetails.aspx?productID=1002&tabid=9&tabindex=2&categoryid=88&selection=0&langID=0
It's what I use, and it may be that I am more used to it than the Chamonix, but I prefer how it handles. It is heavier, there is no denying it. Compared to my backpack full of film holders and lenses, it doesn't really make any difference.
Just an alternative. A camera of a more traditional design that's extremely well built, nicely designed, and at a competitive price.
- Thomas
Photography is my insanity asylum, where I can focus on making one single thing perfect, while the rest of the world fades into the periphery.
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