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So I dropped $16 on my own copy of the Lens Vademecum, and started digging. It seems that Fairchild made a model F56 camera for the US Navy in 7 x 7 format that used a f8.0/ 40 inch lens made by...

It's clearly marked f8, and the outer lens is 5 inches in diameter. It's just massive. But your reference to Lens Vademecum made me curious: I had never heard of this. A little research suggests this...

I recently moved, and I discovered another case hidden in my closet. It's from my father's massive collection of camera gear. I thought I had sold all of it, but there was this case containing a...

I'm selling a Cirkut no. 5 panoramic camera on eBay, and I'm wondering if the finish on the tripod legs is original or if it has been refinished. It's very shiny on the upper sections, but the bottom...

I have a complete 8 x 10 Plaubel Peco Profia that I'm selling on eBay, and I have some questions about it. The large (8 x 10) end of the accordian and soft bellows appear to be made from wood, which...

I have the following Rodenstock Apo-Ronar lenses:

Rodenstock Apo-Ronar MC 1:9/240mm S/N 10 459 921 on Copal no. 1 shutter
Rodenstock Apo-Ronar 1:9/480mm (no MC marking) S/N 7710719 on Ilex no. 5...

I'm selling off my recently deceased father's Plaubel Peco Profia (and many lenses, etc.) on eBay right now. This includes a complete camera with case as one of the items, and no one has bid on it...

Thanks for your knowledgeable comments, Dan. I know very little about large format cameras: everything I know I have learned through osmosis in the last few months, and I know just enough at this...

I am a neophyte to large format photography, and am undergoing a trial by fire in this field as I have taken on the task of selling off my recently deceased father's Plaubel equipment. He had a Peco...