Building a new 4x5 camera

[Kentaro]

Hello everybody,

I am currently making a 4x5 camera. I am very new in this area, and I just looked at some pictures of cameras, so, I am not sure I am going in the right direction...

I tried to do something which will be rigid and stable. I did not try to optimise the volumes and weight, so it is perhaps a little oversized, but I will do better for the next one!

It is not finished, I still have to finetune and make adjustments.

Please do not hesitate to tell me if I am doing wrong! Your comments will be highly appreciated!



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To be followed...

[Pere Casals]

See what minimum bellows draw you allow, you may want to use a 75mm, for example.

Using some additional metal platings may help a thin design, https://intrepidcamera.co.uk/

I see that you are good at woodwork...

[Drew Bedo]

Great looking wood work. Show us the final product and what you shoot with it!


I have long thought about making a slide focus box-in-box 4x5 camera with a spare Grafloc back. What got me thinking about it is seeing the hefty cigar boxes made ny "ACID" brand cigars (1/4" mahogany with finger jointed corners.

[plywood]

Nice looking shop!
Anyway keep going, best to be overbuilt and sturdy than thin and wobbly.
I’m starting a sliding box 4x5 in a few weeks but the only power tools I have are a table saw and drill press. (So we will see what happens.

[radii]

Looking good. Really like the beech wood.

[Steven Tribe]

Impressed - but I have to say that you have over dimensioned by at least by a factor of x2!

The Intrepid design with birch laminate is closer to the optimal design.

[pepeguitarra]

Beautiful and heavy.