Kodak 2D vs Korona 8x10 (both full movements)

[Leonard Robertson]

On page 33 of this Korona catalog is shown the "Korona Commercial Camera" which seems to have more movements than the normal Korona models:

http://www.cameraeccentric.com/html/info/korona_2.html

I'm curious how common this Commercial model is compared with regular Koronas.

Len

[Ginette]

So wait has this Korona 8x10 been modified or did they actually manufacture these this way at some point?

This is the camera I'm talking about:
http://www.largeformatphotography.in...FS-Korona-8X10

This model is not modified and it is very frequent.

On page 33 of this Korona catalog is shown the "Korona Commercial Camera" which seems to have more movements than the normal Korona models:

http://www.cameraeccentric.com/html/info/korona_2.html

I'm curious how common this Commercial model is compared with regular Koronas.

Len

This is the first time I saw this Commercial Korona. Pretty rare I think. Probably made before the model linked by axs810.

I cannot speak about the 2D as I never have one but I had a Korona 8x10 till recently and a 5x7, both with the full front movements. Camera are lightweight and easy to set-up. Korona bellows are really solid. When I sold my 8x10 two years ago, I cannot found absolutely any pinholes into and I had it since 1980 and it was the original bellow. In comparaison, Cambo bellows make pinholes just to look at!

[Louis Pacilla]

Really? Then is this a modded camera?

http://www.largeformatphotography.in...FS-Korona-8X10

You know I should have remembered this as my Korona 12x20 has front tilt and Gundlach Manufacturing did add it at one point in manufacture and maybe around the time they moved from Rochester NY to Fairport NY. I have owned a 5x7 Korona View w/ front tilt and the 8x10 Korona View I own now is the pre- front tilt model.

Sorry for my mis-information and I knew this but guess I had a brain poop when the question was asked.

The Eastman View 2/2D I know for sure was never manufactured w/ front tilt.

[neil poulsen]

I had a Kodak 2D, and with any significant rise, the bellows intruded on the bottom of the image by about a half inch or more. (Recall that the image is upside down.) it's possible that I had a stiff bellows, or the bellows had been replaced. But, I'd heard that other 2D owners had experienced the same problem. I bought this camera from a dealer, and it wasn't until after the warranty had expired, that I noticed this problem.

I'd recommend checking for this during the inspection period, or asking a seller if it's a problem when purchasing through EBay.

[Mark Sawyer]

If you want lots of every possible movement, get a Burke & James Commercial View.

[Drew Bedo]

If you want lots of every possible movement, get a Burke & James Commercial View.

Right you are. The 2D is capable, but has design limitatio
I understood that the 2Ds were primarily used in studio portraiture. Two major user e of the 3D werethe US Army and Navy. For more demsnding photography, they used a more limited number of Dearsorffs. These 'Dorffs used a 2D compatable lensboard with square (not rounded) corners. These 2D studio cameras were not intended to be used the way many of us use them today; backpacked into the high country for landscapes etc.