New Mammoth Camera arrives!

[Taija71A]

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Hi Garrett!

How much 'Bellows Extension' do you have on... Your new 'Big Beauty'?
Just curious... Thank-you!
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Best regards,

-Tim.
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[StoneNYC]

Girl and lens for scale. No, that 14" lens won't cover. I'll have to pull out the big guns. For mammoth.... cause you know they are big. And need big guns.... Mammoths do. Ah...I better get another can out of the fridge....

Hah! She looks happy.

[goamules]

She always is. Didn't smile for the first 15.5 years.

I think it's 35" bellows or so. Not a ton, but it will have to do.

[Tin Can]

I looked these up. Very reasonable. I like the self casing 20X24.

[Taija71A]

... I think it's 35" bellows or so. Not a ton, but it will have to do.

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Garrett... Thank-you for the very prompt 'Message Reply'.
Have... Lots of FUN!
(*I am sure that you will).
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Regards,

-Tim.
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[jumanji]

What's the lens in picture Garret? I have a 14" American radial drive petzval and it looks just like yours.

[angusparker]

The back glass swings, the plate holder sets on two pegs, like an early Anthony. One thing I cannot fathom, is why he would make 8.5" lensboards instead of the 9" that thousands of Century, Ansco, Scovill, Folmer, and Eastman studio cameras use? So I can't just place one of my current lenses, in their 9" board, on the camera. And if I mount a lens on this camera, I can't swap it to an 8x10. If you happen to buy one of these (he makes them custom to order, but I got it from the guy that ordered it), insist on a 9 inch board.

I know its a kludge but what about getting an adapter board? Assuming most of your lenses are mounted on 9" boards and those lenses don't protrude back through the board, or if they do, they don't measure more that 8.5" wide then you could get a "up converter" to go from an 8.5" board to a 9" board. I'm sure that SK Grimes could make one for you for a price. Probably around $250 is my guess. Would save a lot of hassle.

[goamules]

I have thought about making some alterations so I can shoot my lenses on 9" boards (too many too count). But I'd do the work myself. Good idea, I was thinking of opening up the camera 1/4" on each side, but making a lensboard jig, like an Ilexpo shutter, should work.

[angusparker]

I have thought about making some alterations so I can shoot my lenses on 9" boards (too many too count). But I'd do the work myself. Good idea, I was thinking of opening up the camera 1/4" on each side, but making a lensboard jig, like an Ilexpo shutter, should work.

I'm guessing it would have to be made of machined aluminum or some other metal given the weight of lenses and the small difference in lens board sizes. I'm having something like this made by Grimes right now to get a bigger lens on a Sinar board.

[billie williams]

Congratulations, Garrett. It's a beauty!