So, I took a flyer and bought a Pony Premo No. 6 5x7 from a non-camera person on ebay (always a risky endeavor)...and, of course, it arrives and is falling apart. I could probably just ship it back for a full refund, but it's a charity-benefit seller (or so they say), so I'm exploring options for finding the missing parts.
Here is what I need (need to know):
1. the side clamps (what Rochester Optical called clamps): these are the fly-nut type assembly that screw into the sides of the rear frame and which control rear tilt (what they called swing) and also holds the rear frame to the camera bed.
2. apparently (I don't know how this works, b/c I've never seen a working version) the front standard clamping mechanism. The little curved brass pull is present, but underneath the front standard there is only the brass rail guides. The bolt that is screwed on to the brass pull is visible underneath, but it is flush with the wood underside and it just spins around w/o any vertical adjustment. So, no way to clamp the front standard to the rail (that I can see).
Does anyone happen to have any of these parts/information or do you have one of these cameras and can post photos of what these parts look like so I can check McMaster-Carr for some kind of replacements?
Thanks,
Michael
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