John, thanks for the reply. That Century Universal view has more rear movements than mine, plus an adjustable strut.
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John, thanks for the reply. That Century Universal view has more rear movements than mine, plus an adjustable strut.
I have a 5x7 view camera which has a rear label saying Made For Kodak By Graflex Inc., but no model number is given. Its backs interchange with a 5x7 B&J, although the aligning pins are smaller. ...
My house-cat and house-rabbit used to schoomze side-by-side on cool days--
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Max, Freestyle stocks 3x4 film, but it is a little pricey at $83 for 25 sheets of FP4. They say next month they'll have Adox 100 in stock for $59. Film holders and metal hangers are cheap and...
If you have not found the link to the rest of Custer's 150 photos yet, it is https://www.okmorephotos.com/backtothepast
Well, the aspect ratio of the photos looks like 5x7 to me also. They are marked Kodak and appear to have two V-notches fairly close together, which is for Super-XX according to a reference I found. ...
Emmet Gowin made some interesting round photos. I recall reading an article about him in View Camera magazine, and he said he used a 90mm Angulon on a 8x10 view camera.
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I have a 1930s 3x4 Graflex SLR. Its 6" Kodak Anastigmat barrel lens was a little hazy, so I took apart the front cell and cleaned it. When I put it back together, the resulting image was really...
I have had two B&J 4x5 Press cameras. I've found that the revolving back often leaks light and the front standard can be a little wobbly. To test for light leaks, I suggest you remove the...
Hi, Chris: I have the same camera as you, but mine is marked "BeeBee". It was imported into the US by Burleigh Brooks. Which lens/shutter combo do you have? Mine is a 135mm F4.5 Tessar in a Compur...
Midwest Photo Exchange lists Busch lens boards for about $40. http://mpex.com/busch-0-4x5-lens-board.html I don't know about Gary Deal..
There is currently a 4x5 Busch used lensboard with a 34.5mm hole on US eBay, from seller "mplspeddler".
The 127mm f4.7 Ektar in Supermatic shutter is quite common and cheap. But would the cell spacing be the same transfering the 203mm Ektar cells to a Supermatic borrowed from a 127mm Ektar?
In a used bookstore I found a bunch of photos from the 1940s and 1950s of streetcars and trains. The bookstore owner said they were taken by a San Francisco cabdriver whose hobby was traveling up...
I also like Kodak HC-110 very much. Like many users, I ignore Kodak's suggestion to make a "dillution B working solution", instead I just mix concentrate straight from the bottle, usually about...
Hi, Robin: recoating lenses is typically very expensive. I once paid about $300 to have a scratched-up Leitz 50mm DR Summicron re-coated.
Your Opti-Copy lens may not be very good for general...
There's a famous quote from actress Tallulah Bankhead: "They used to photograph Shirley Temple through gauze. They should
photograph me through linoleum."
Tim and Jac, thanks for the info. Jac, I've got a round 1/2" chasis punch, so it should be an easy job.
Steven, yes, as this camera/lens combo came with a bag magazine holding 18 sheets, perhaps it was used for mug shots or by an itinerant street photographer.
Garrett, I saw a photo of a Carl...
Steven and Garrett, thanks very much for the comments and information. While I'm sure it has no more resale value than the many other unmarked petzvals, I promise NOT to "Brasso" off its perhaps 150...
Here's the squiggle that appears on two of the glass edges. It looks sorta random, but is written the same way on both.
http://i.imgur.com/wMWcWMp.jpg
Thanks to all for the replies.
Steven, the penciled number on the two glass element edges is not the slashed "Continental" 7 that you mention. At the base of the 7 there is a curly loop that...
This week I bought an old 4x5 Graflex RB/Series D from a Craiglist ad for $225. The shutter curtain is intact, but only appears to work reliably at the two highest curtain-tension settings; it jams...
Steven, thanks for the clarification of felt versus velvet. What type of adhesive should be used to hold the new velvet in place?
About nine months ago a seller in China was offering on eBay a 9x12cm/4x5 conversion back for about $125. It was made out of plastic, and I think you had to remove the 4x5 ground glass when...
Thanks to all for the replies. It appears mine won't revolve, and probably won't easily come apart without using a chisel. I took a very thin knife-blade and was able to slide it into the side of...
PS: A Photo.net member kindly sent me photos of his very similar pre-WWII Technika with a revolving back:
http://i.imgur.com/QDcAz28.jpg
I have an early Linhof Technika that probably was sold with an European-style revolving 13x18cm back. The serial number is fuzzy, but looks like 17,334. Someone later evidently added a 5x7...
Pre-WWII German plate holders are standardly UNstandard. The most common plate/film holders fit the Ica/Zeiss Maximar, Kodak/Nagel Recomar and Voigtlander Avus/Bergheil. HOWEVER, there are a lot of...
Thanks to digital photography, there's a lot of dirt-cheap darkroom equipment for sale. I've been able to find two Jobo 2521 tanks with 2509 reels for under $20.00/US. It holds six 4x5 sheets on a...
Thanks, Jonathan. Your recent work has been great--especially liked the close-up with the glass. I first thought that line at the bottom was a negative flaw, but then realized it was a narrow band...
Private railroad crossing in Goleta, California, as seen through a twice-backwards petzval. I used a 5" magic lantern lens with the rear element turned backwards AND the lens itself mounted...
The sign reads "Fremont Theatre". Perhaps it is the historic theater of the same name in San Luis Obispo, California?
http://www.arti-fact.com/architect/2777
Interesting photos, Jonathan.
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is a legendary hole-in-the-wall cheap noodle place in SF Chinatown. The building has 2 floors and it is very narrow. As you walk...
Pacific Rim Camera has a good online reference for the many German plate cameras:
http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/zeiss/zeiss.htm
Copied from Pacific Rim:
"Zeiss Ikon was founded in 1926 by...
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"For Gowin, many sources (including the one under) point that he used lenses with smaller-than-requested-coverage on his 8x10 camera."
FWIW, I recall reading in an older...
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5142/5645559966_1f5c861da7_b.jpg
Vehicle storage yard in Goleta, California. Used a 4x5 Pacemaker and a 6"/f4 Gem-type petzval lens on expired T-Max 100.
I like this very much. Relaxed, unaffected subject and simple lighting.
A few years ago I took apart for cleaning a hazy uncoated 6" f4.5 B&L Tessar from a Graflex SLR, and accidentally reversed the rear element of the front cell. I got a "sorta" soft-focus lens, with a...
Hee! Great swipe, Jonathan--