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Study of the ALPA 12 S/WA (Shift/Wideangle) with lens housing Schneider Super Angulon XL 5.6/58mm. All pictures taken with a Contax N1 and Carl Zeiss Makro Sonnar 2.8/100 on Fujifilm Reala and realised with 2 Profoto Compact 600 studio flash lights.
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ALPA 12 S/WA with Schneider Super Angulon XL 5.6/58mm, Mamiya RB67 motorised back 6x6 and leather strap.
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| The modular basis frame of the ALPA 12 with viewfinder, viewfinder mask for 6x6 and leather strap. The frame itself allows formats up to 9x9cm. | ) |
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Detail of the S/WA body with its smooth 25mm shift mechanism. The handgrips are carved out from fine wood and gives an incredible feeling to the camera. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The characteristic levers for the lens lock, the lock for the back adapter and the back itself. The handling is very easy and convenient. | ) |
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Full elevation of 25mm shift. The front rises with all the elements and the finder smoothly and precice. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The back of the 12 S/WA and mounted lens. The motorised Mamiya RB67 back is modified to 6x6 (original 6x8) and handles 120/220 film. Via the Mamiya adapter every conventional RB67 back fits. | ) |
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The view finder is brilliant and allows to check the spirit level and the distance setting. The mask of the view finder is exchangable and can be turned 90° for rectangular formats (the backs are not revolving but the photographer can change its orientation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All the elements, spirit levels and controls are brought back to the essentials. No gadgets and no useless gimmicks distract the photographer from taking pictures. | ) |
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Schneiders' Super Angulon XL series is a large format lens that allows to shift the 6x6 format by the full 25mm. It's Copal 0 central shutter allows shutter times from B, T, 1 to 1/500sec and gets cocked manually. The release button is goldplated. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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