kodak commercial 8X10 restoration project

[Mark Sampson]

looks like a previous owner modified your camera to give it front tilt- that's a good thing. best of luck with it!

[koh303]

looks like a previous owner modified your camera to give it front tilt- that's a good thing. best of luck with it!

Yes - they sure did...

[winterclock]

Cool looking camera, a metal version of a wooden field camera! Looks like it had a Packard shutter at one point.

[pierre506]

good job~

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Sweet!

[pierre506]

Do you have the extension rail and the base plate?

[koh303]

Do you have the extension rail and the base plate?

no. do you?

[pierre506]

I have the aluminum extension rail, but without the base plate.
I believe the base plate would be given a good balance while the bellows expanded. It would let the camera more stable.
I'd found few wooden base plates for Kodak 2D to sell, but no for Kodak commercial all-metal camera.

[OMU]

Hello,
I have a similar camera. It looks as yours before the restoration... your project inspired me to to do a similar job :-) I hope to come back with simulate photos of a restored camera :-)

It seems as it's difficult to find camera with both the baseplate and the extension rail. I have the baseplate, but missing the extension.
So, if anybody know someone who would sell a extension rail, I would be interested.

[pierre506]

Hello,
I have a similar camera. It looks as yours before the restoration... your project inspired me to to do a similar job :-) I hope to come back with simulate photos of a restored camera :-)

It seems as it's difficult to find camera with both the baseplate and the extension rail. I have the baseplate, but missing the extension.
So, if anybody know someone who would sell a extension rail, I would be interested.

Poor.
They must have been lost in the historic dust.
It will be helpful if anyone knew the wooden one to fit the metal camera.