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  1. Re: Construction of conical bellows with square corners

    Hello,
    After long and unproductive search of information for geometrical way of constructing a tapered bellows with square corners we decided that we'll try to make it according to the information...
  2. Re: Construction of conical bellows with square corners

    The construction is completely different.
  3. Re: Construction of conical bellows with square corners

    Steven, this is the most widely used type of bellows folding in the past.
    The Deardorff's bellows is made in this way. If the bellows is fold in this way, it should be possible to be drawn? Yes?...
  4. Re: Construction of conical bellows with square corners

    The square corners bellows construction makes possible to use different ribs width and by using narrower bellows ribs in the end of the bellows, near the film standard, the camera could be...
  5. Re: Construction of conical bellows with square corners

    Len, J.B. pdf is for bellows with oblique corners. I need information for bellows with square corners.
  6. Re: Construction of conical bellows with square corners

    We're not trying to replicate an old bellows. We'd like to build a new bellows for our next camera. In some ways it is more convenient then a bellows with oblique corners.
    Its construction, though,...
  7. Re: Construction of conical bellows with square corners

    Vunny, I have not, but i plan to do it very soon. Will be happy to share it with you.
    Len, The first. Bellows similar to the Deardorff's V8 bellows.
  8. Construction of conical bellows with square corners

    Hi, I'm trying to find a geometrical way for construction of a conical bellows with square corners, but for now without success. Please help!

    Andrey

    Donchev Cameras
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    Re: Lightweight, 8x10, T-frame prototype

    Hi Ramon, all the parts in our cameras are made by us. To reduce further my cameras weight, production costs and run term I plan to introduce in my production, vacuum moulding and infusion of carbon...
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    Re: Lightweight, 8x10, T-frame prototype

    You can bet I won't miss the bragging!
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    Re: Lightweight, 8x10, T-frame prototype

    We'll see. I'm in the middle of building second proto, this time 10x12, strictly wet plate oriented, together with holder. I'd like to think that I'll finish it till the middle of September, and then...
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    Re: Lightweight, 8x10, T-frame prototype

    Daniel, yes it is in the front of the base, but it is easily reachable by me, (I'm 1.7m high) even at full rear extension. You have a point though! That's why the prototypes are for! ;)
    Thanks!...
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    Re: Lightweight, 8x10, T-frame prototype

    Thank you!
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    Lightweight, 8x10, T-frame prototype

    Hi, You can see our latest build and find its specifications on our new blog wetplategear.com. I'll be happy to answer to all questions you may have!
    Andy

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    Re: 10x12 holder dimensions

    Thank you for your replies! Canham's site information will do.
    Thank you!
    A.
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    10x12 holder dimensions

    Ha fellows, can someone please, point me to information regarding the 10x12 holder dimensions? I can take the T-distance and the rib-lock distance from Alan Brubaker's site, but I can't find the...
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    Re: Using Cedar wood for building a camera

    If it is light it is soft. Soft is not good for camera. There are a lot of things to consider when you are choosing a wood for a camera. The most important its dimensional stability in time. Is it...
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    Re: Second 12 x 12 almost finished

    I updated the blog with camera specifications and images of the finished product.


    https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-h8ZeNQSQCto/Tpr365JPaaI/AAAAAAAABNI/ZcJILlcg-QQ/s800/IMG_0019.jpg
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    Re: Second 12 x 12 almost finished

    The lens-board is 10" square



    The bellows fabric is what I've found locally. This time the bellows came out a bit heavier then I'd like . . .
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    Re: Second 12 x 12 almost finished

    Thank you very much Colin. I prize highly your opinion! You're one of those from which I have learned the most about camera making. We made all the woodwork, the bellows, and most of the metal...
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    Second 12 x 12 almost finished

    Hi all, We almost finished a new 12 x 12 for a gentlemen in France. You can see all the snaps on my blog. Tomorrow I'll add pictures of the completely finished camera and its specification. I hope...
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    Re: Show us your home made camera...

    Евала пич!
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    New 1212

    Hi, We just finished a new 12x12 wet plate camera for the dutch photographer Michiel Maessen. It is made out of basswood, somehow soft, but very stable and light wood. It has 108cm of bellows draw,...
  24. Re: I have finished my first bellows yesterday

    Thank you all for the kind words! The outer fabric layer is combination of cotton and some artifitial material. The inner is artifitial only. My bellows making technic is combination of all...
  25. I have finished my first bellows yesterday

    I just wanted to share with you all my joy of finishing my first bellows yesterday. It is for the 12x12 wet-plate camera I'm finishing right now. It is made out of two layers of fabric found in the...
  26. Thread: Nude

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    Re: Nude

    One vote for George! Wake up your brains guys, don't let them stunt!
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    Re: More Polaroid Portraits

    Beauty!

    A.
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    Re: August 2011 Portraits

    Absolutely stunning! Welldone Craig!

    A.
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    Re: July 2011 portraits

    Good job, Ash! Good job!
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    Re: The 20 x 20 wet plate monster

    Hi Steve, I haven't chose exact price yet, but this camera is already engaged. When the deal will be finalized I'll tell for how much it has been sold.
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    Re: Wet plate rookie questions

    Hi David, the wet plate process, produces positive image if you shot on a blackened plate and negative if you shot on a transparent plate.

    A.
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    Re: The 20 x 20 wet plate monster

    And some more:




    https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_k3ISS0Y9_8U/TYXYYmygGgI/AAAAAAAAAck/n-x0Yd01p1k/s800/IMG_0418.jpg
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    Re: The 20 x 20 wet plate monster

    Some more pictures (of the holder) added.



    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_k3ISS0Y9_8U/TYXYVZEErzI/AAAAAAAAAcU/teiy2ZuSan8/s800/IMG_0399.jpg
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    Re: The 20 x 20 wet plate monster

    Hi, I'm sorry I haven't been able to answer more quickly. The bellows where made by Custom Bellows in UK. It took about six mounts to make the plans and build the cameras. All the metal hardware was...
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    The 20 x 20 wet plate monster

    Hi all,

    I would like to show you some pictures of the new 20 x 20 wet plate camera we, my father and I, have built. They are actually two, but, for now, only one is complete. It is a monster. It...
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    Re: Chamonix?

    I had one from the first batch and sold it after only few field trips. Why?

    I found it to be a big dust attractor. The synthetic bellows, the carbon plate and the thick lacquering of the wooden...
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    Re: Unidentified 5x7 view camera

    Korona Home Portrait most probably.
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    Re: Selenium Toner

    As far as I know, the direct selenium toner like KRST or T55 could be combined with HCA and used before washing. I never had any issues with T55, which I make myself. Toner which are susceptible to...
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    Re: adox MCC111

    From the manufacturer WEB page - "This paper is not yet available!" You can check this link for more information on it.
  40. Re: Pinkham & Smith Series II Semi Achromatic 15 inch f6! First Fruits.

    It is definitely in the right hands!
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