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    Article on Big Berthas (long lens SLRs built, usually, around a Graflex SLR)

    I made a Baby Bertha (long lens SLR built around a 2x3 RB Series B). An account of the adventure has just been published on the French large format forum in English and in French. See:

    http://www.galerie-photo.com/baby-bertha-6x9-en.html (English)

    http://www.galerie-photo.com/baby-bertha-6x9-fr.html (French)

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    Re: Article on Big Berthas (long lens SLRs built, usually, around a Graflex SLR)

    I really enjoyed that, Dan, thanks for the link.

    Robert

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    Re: Article on Big Berthas (long lens SLRs built, usually, around a Graflex SLR)

    Thanks, Dan, much useful information for some of my rainy day projects.

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    Re: Article on Big Berthas (long lens SLRs built, usually, around a Graflex SLR)

    It's strangely comforting to know that beneath all those authoritative posts lies a kernal of pure insanity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BarryS View Post
    It's strangely comforting to know that beneath all those authoritative posts lies a kernal of pure insanity.
    One doesn't have to be crazy, but it helps a lot.

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    Interestingly - there are no photos he actually took with his contraptions

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    Re: Article on Big Berthas (long lens SLRs built, usually, around a Graflex SLR)

    Dr T, I shot one roll of E6 after I had the beastling together and stabilized, looked once at the processed film, measured the area covered, looked hard at the RB, and bailed out. My test shots aren't pretty, I took them to test the complete system for function. After it flunked I didn't see the point of wasting more film or of trying to take pretty 6x6 shots.

    Full frame or nothing, my motto, unless I'm shooting my little 38/4.5 Biogon. With it, nearly full frame 6x9 (corners missing) is ok.

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    Re: Article on Big Berthas (long lens SLRs built, usually, around a Graflex SLR)

    I love a crazy project as much as ..probably more than..most people.. but I do usually have some reason in mind first

    hand held 8x10 for street photography - yeah.. I woulda had to have been charles atlas...
    8x8 camera built to fit in a grocery cart for taking pix of store displays (Hint - store managers weren't keen on the idea)

    stuff like that

    I'm interested in what you wanted to use it for..

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    Re: Article on Big Berthas (long lens SLRs built, usually, around a Graflex SLR)

    I'm fascinated by the big bertha cameras as well. I've got a working RB, 24" aero ektar, but would need black pipe and focusing hardware. I don't have time is the main problem, but it's still fascinating. Meanwhile I use the camera as intended. Thanks.

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    Re: Article on Big Berthas (long lens SLRs built, usually, around a Graflex SLR)

    Planning to shoot some baseball with a 5x7 Big Bertha sometime this year here in Utah. It is one of the cameras that photographed the World Series in the early '50's. It's an AMAZING camera.

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