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After trying various solutions, I finally settled down on an 11x14 conversion back attached to an Arca Swiss. The 11x14 back was from a Frica 11x14. I brought a whole camera and took the back, added an ARCA plate at the bottom. I then sliced the bellows open and inserted a leather section, which allows movement when using a wide lens. To attach it to an ARCA SWISS, I brought a T shaped RRS clamp, and an industrial angle plate to adjust the tilt movement. The result is a very rigid camera, the back is more stable than the ARCA 8x10. By inserting a micro focuser I could add focusing to the back standard.
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james zhou
After trying various solutions, I finally settled down on an 11x14 conversion back attached to an Arca Swiss. The 11x14 back was from a Frica 11x14. I brought a whole camera and took the back, added an ARCA plate at the bottom. I then sliced the bellows open and inserted a leather section, which allows movement when using a wide lens. To attach it to an ARCA SWISS, I brought a T shaped RRS clamp, and an industrial angle plate to adjust the tilt movement. The result is a very rigid camera, the back is more stable than the ARCA 8x10. By inserting a micro focuser I could add focusing to the back standard.
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Without getting too off topic, how was the build quality of the frica? I've been tossing around the idea of getting one of their 8x10's as the price seems really decent.
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Great camera. What is customized about it? What others makers did you consider? Looks new-out -of-the-box. What subjects do you plan to shoot. Enquiring minds want to know.
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Looks to be on an 8 x 10 frame thus the 24 inches of bellows in order to keep the weight down. Normally you would expect 40+ inches of Bellows in an 11 x 14 camera. Interesting that camera was supposedly sold through the classifieds
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FrancisF
Great camera. What is customized about it? What others makers did you consider? Looks new-out -of-the-box. What subjects do you plan to shoot. Enquiring minds want to know.
Yes, it is an 11x14 built on an 810 bed... hence the weight reduction. It also has several areas that were hollowed out to reduce light.
This camera was listed here but sold through facebook, since the mods changed the rules in the sale section here this place has dried up. No more bumps so posts get lost, fast.
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TA-DAH - 11x14 Vageeswari with replacement back I had made for it.. and new bellows - and sitting up front.. the front (25" f16) cell to a 8x10 Gundlach triple convertible glued into an adapter for an acme #4 shutter (with flash sync!)
http://www.mericphoto.com/lfp/1114V.JPG
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DrTang
TA-DAH - 11x14 Vageeswari with replacement back I had made for it.. and new bellows - and sitting up front.. the front (25" f16) cell to a 8x10 Gundlach triple convertible glued into an adapter for an acme #4 shutter (with flash sync!)
http://www.mericphoto.com/lfp/1114V.JPG
That's lovely. How much extension does the bellows give you?
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MAubrey
That's lovely. How much extension does the bellows give you?
36" maybe...plenty enough for a portrait with the 25" lens anyway
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Can you post a shot of the underside? Curious how you handled the tripod mount.