Hello from Central Pennsylvania

[codex0]

I'm a photographer in central PA; I now work for Penn State as a videographer, which is pushing me more towards spending photo time "in the real world." I have some experience shooting wet plate, I generally shoot medium format film when I'm shooting film, and I've built a couple of cameras.

Wide-angle pinhole 4x5 (http://www.codexphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Punctum.jpg)

Wet-plate camera (http://www.codexphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/lens-3.jpg)

I have a closet full of strange old lenses and a few shutters, and am hoping to start working in larger formats.

Hello everyone! :D

[bobwysiwyg]

Welcome. Nice looking wet plate cam. What is the wood with the mottled appearance?

[Vick Vickery]

Welcome to group therepy! :) Lots of folks around here shooting the old processes like wet plate.

[codex0]

What is the wood with the mottled appearance?

I believe it's leopardwood (http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/leopard.htm), but there seems to be a lack of consensus on what to call it. The orange and purple woods are padauk of various ages, the recessed part of the lensboard is maple, the corners on the standards are yellow heart. I got all of my wood from a folk instrument maker (his scrap pile is amazing!).

[Scott Davis]

Welcome from a former Chambersburgian (now Washingtonian).