My new 24x24" camera

[luphot]

I bought a Manfrotto 454 rail for fine focusing, but I'm surprised how how you can be precise only by moving tripod

[jb7]

Great portraits on your site too-

Does that 12kg include the weight of the tripods?

[evan clarke]

What's your method for getting the lens centered to the film and getting the standards parallel? I could see that being a slow process with your design.

Simple, levels front and back and side to side..Won't miss.

[bracan]

Congratulations Luphot!!!!
Simple and beautiful!

[imagecom]

Same here, your photos are amazing, and so is the idea to simplify the big camera! I contacted you earlier, but received no reply. do you still have the lens for sale you were selling in October 2012? Also, what is the lens on that 60x60 camera? I am also building one 20x24.

best regards

Milos

[luphot]

Milos, I'm selling a vintage collodion period camera 19x19in
If you're talking about he big voightlander you could see on it: it has been sold previously
The lens you can see on the 24x24" is a Saphir boyer 24" f:4.8 with no aperture. I don't know what it was used for.
I also have a big méganast f:4.5 800mm (31") I listed it some months ago but I actually keep it and give it a try with ne new camera

[imagecom]

Thank you, Fabrice, for your reply. The lens I was referring to was the
Dallmeyer 18x16 you had for sale in October. I need something that will cover 20x24 at full figure
and portrait distances, I don't need it to cover at infinity. Thank you again!

Milos. (my private mail is 1dsmark2 at gmail.com)

[cosmicexplosion]

Milos, I'm selling a vintage collodion period camera 19x19in
If you're talking about he big voightlander you could see on it: it has been sold previously
The lens you can see on the 24x24" is a Saphir boyer 24" f:4.8 with no aperture. I don't know what it was used for.
I also have a big méganast f:4.5 800mm (31") I listed it some months ago but I actually keep it and give it a try with ne new camera

Do you have pics and prices for 19" camera ?

[lordkev]

Great looking camera! Do you have any more photos of the construction that what's shown in the blog post? I just purchased some 10x12 bellows (not quite adventurous enough to make them yet), and think that a design like this might be best as a first camera build for the sake of simplicity.

In particular, I'd love to hear any details or see photos of how the bellows are attached, and how the holders are constructed.

[luphot]

At last, the first steps of the camera: 20x20in wetplates

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78tfSJhoTQA

Works fine: I just think about a few improvements (curve shape the darkslide ans V shape the slot, making a telescopic arm between the top of the two parts to get the whole more rigid and hang the belows)