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    Re: Portable darkroom for wet plate

    Thanks for the comments.

    Yes, ruby window on top.

    Oren Grad - this is my post, my content (which I'm providing to you for free), and I'll post whatever I want in my own thread. And since I...
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    Portable darkroom for wet plate

    This is a portable darkroom that I've built for wet plate photography, for my 12"x12" camera. I've got a pretty good sized plate holder, so it requires a lot of room to maneuver in there. The base...
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    Re: 12"x12" Camera Build

    Also, a sneak peak at my portable dark room (work in progress):

    http://s21.postimg.org/g1hub3k4n/20150818_202201.jpg

    The portable darkroom is super light (most of it is 1/8" plywood that is...
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    Re: 12"x12" Camera Build

    I whipped up a new tilt mechanism for the camera. Inside the box there's a ratcheting table support that holds the tilt (and is rated for 200+ lbs). The hinge on the front is a heavy duty commercial...
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    Re: Just won eBay bid Calumet 4x5 mono-rail!!

    When I was first starting out (waaaay back about a year and a half ago) I bought a Calumet 4x5 on ebay. I would have liked to build my own, but I don't think I had ever even seen a large format...
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    Re: 12"x12" Camera Build

    I can take some closeups, but it's pretty much a copy of this design, so you can see how it works here: http://cdtp-photography.blogspot.com/2011/08/building-24-x-20-large-format-film_25.html

    The...
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    Re: 12"x12" Camera Build

    I got the camera "finished" this weekend, and I'm really in awe of how it turned out. It's the first time it's all been put together at once, and it's better than I ever imagined. And the view...
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    Re: 12"x12" Camera Build

    Well, if the intention here is to leave a written record for someone in the future making a similar camera, then by all means make sure you don't need a larger lensboard futureboy. I didn't need one,...
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    Re: 12"x12" Camera Build

    I considered doing something like that tilting head, in fact it was the only simple way I could think of until I saw the other design. I'll try it out. Looks easy enough. Thanks for the info!
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    Re: 12"x12" Camera Build

    Thanks!

    The tripod itself is great. It folds up pretty narrow, and it doesn't weigh that much. I doubt it will ever be used much on uneven ground, it's really just for height adjustment (all legs...
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    Re: 12"x12" Camera Build

    The tilt mechanism was just a copy of someone else's design. I'm not quite sure what you're asking about the angle. The design seemed/seems logical to me, but I'm just now realizing that it's...
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    Re: 12"x12" Camera Build

    Thanks Peter!
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    Re: 12"x12" Camera Build

    Some more photos taken last night. I've completed the finishing and have begun re-assembly.

    http://s29.postimg.org/60jt5b0lj/20150805_194507.jpg...
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    12"x12" Camera Build

    Hello all. This is my first post here. I'm just wrapping up on building my second wet plate camera. I started with building a 4"x5" sliding box, have screwed around with it for a year or so, decided...
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