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Big Dawg
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 Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 3:13 pm Post subject: I'm now officially off my rocker!!! |
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Big Dawg wrote:
Just bought one of these....
http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=1886
$68.90 and $6.90 shipping without a lens and maybe needing a bellows.
The wife has said it and I think she is right...I'm off my rocker!!!
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LucisPictor
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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LucisPictor wrote:
Once you get it running, you will love it, I guess.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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Lloydy wrote:
That's a perfectly sensible purchase, nothing wrong with that at all. 
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std
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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std wrote:
wow - it does looks very sexy 
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iangreenhalgh1
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Congrats, I think this was the first monorail camera. I almost bought the first version of the English made variant a couple of times, that one isn't monorail.
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Minolfan
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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Minolfan wrote:
At least it looks great, congrats! What negative size? |
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Big Dawg
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 4:47 am Post subject: |
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Big Dawg wrote:
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| At least it looks great, congrats! What negative size? |
5x4.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 5:41 am Post subject: |
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visualopsins wrote:
 at our age "off your rocker" is a GOOD thing!
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:13 am Post subject: |
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Excalibur wrote:
Now that you own some nice gear you now have to say "4X5"
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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scsambrook wrote:
The best thing about this sort of camera is that you can have so much fun under the black cloth looking at what you can do with the movements, that you never need to use any film 
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Big Dawg
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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Big Dawg wrote:
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| The best thing about this sort of camera is that you can have so much fun under the black cloth looking at what you can do with the movements, that you never need to use any film |
I can see that!! 4x5!! Yes...that sounds good.
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luisalegria
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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luisalegria wrote:
Yes, you're nuts.
So am I.
Thats a lovely piece and a great price.
I just got a 4x5 view camera, a bit more "eccentric" than that, and needs work.
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Farside
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:52 pm Post subject: Re: I'm now officially off my rocker!!! |
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Farside wrote:
Only as much as me...
http://graflex.org/articles/graphic-view/GraphicViewII.html
Got one of those a couple of years ago, just for the gits and shiggles. Came with a full-on Graphlok back with all the bells and whistles, too. Mine doesn't have the red bellows, just black ones.
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Big Dawg
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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Big Dawg wrote:
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Yes, you're nuts.
So am I.
Thats a lovely piece and a great price.
I just got a 4x5 view camera, a bit more "eccentric" than that, and needs work. |
What did you get?
I just bought a Wollensak 90mm and am bidding on a Schneider 180mm Symar.
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Big Dawg
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: I'm now officially off my rocker!!! |
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Big Dawg wrote:
I still must get more to go with it. That's the thing with large format...all the thingsa extra needed to make it go!
Anybody know of a product to cover pinholes? Been thinking of the product they advertise on TV called Flexseal.
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luisalegria wrote:
Mine is a Brand Camera - made by Brand Camera Co., Los Angeles, about 1947-48 ?
It was a very short lived company.
Like yours takes a 4" lensboard.
I have a lot of lenses for the thing, just need to remount lenses from 3" to 4" lensboards.
Biggest complaint I've got is the spring back won't take roll holders, it won't open enough.
I will have to swap it somehow with a Graflex spring back I've got.
Its the older one in this post.
http://photo.net/large-format-photography-forum/00Dgoc
The complaint about the slow focus is not really correct - focus knob is just for fine focus.
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Big Dawg
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Big Dawg wrote:
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Mine is a Brand Camera - made by Brand Camera Co., Los Angeles, about 1947-48 ?
It was a very short lived company.
Like yours takes a 4" lensboard.
I have a lot of lenses for the thing, just need to remount lenses from 3" to 4" lensboards.
Biggest complaint I've got is the spring back won't take roll holders, it won't open enough.
I will have to swap it somehow with a Graflex spring back I've got.
Its the older one in this post.
http://photo.net/large-format-photography-forum/00Dgoc
The complaint about the slow focus is not really correct - focus knob is just for fine focus. |
Shouldn't be too hard to modify to a Graflex back. The lens boards should be easy. I'll probably make my own lens boards as I have plenty of aluminum for the job and every now and then some time on my hands!! LOL
I started a new Topic with photos of mine as it has arrived already.
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