Light weight 8x10

[Thomasbroening]

I am looking for a light weight 8x10 camera. I have an Ebony which works great if I can work close to the car but gets heavy and hard to fly with. I mostly shoot with an 165mm super angulon and all I need in terms of movements is a front rise. Would be great if I can use the same lensboard and needs to be pretty cheap because I nearly bankrupted myself on the ebony.

thanks thomas

[RichardRitter]

Get a copy of the May/June issue of View Camera Magazine and read the article by Bruce Barlow on a 8 x 10 camera he has been working with.

[Kirk Gittings]

Made by that anonymous master craftsman..........

[Walter Calahan]

Instead of buying a new camera, get a 3-wheel baby jogging stroller. They have full suspension, and can be pushed pretty much anywhere.

I see them all the time on eBay for about 1/3 the price of new. That's how I get my Canham light-weight 8x10 around with all my lenses, holders and tripod.

Isn't the 165 mm terrific. For me though, since the light-weight 8x10 front standard is so small, I have to unscrew the rear element to attach the lens to the camera. No biggy.

[HeinrichVoelkel]

Hello Thomas, the pics on your blog about you wearing this belt, what kind of bag is those, the yellow one?. Is it for 4x5 holders?

Regards from Berlin
Heinrich

[Thomasbroening]

The belt it a Kinesis. It holds polaroid back, 10 4x5 holders, polaroid garbage and and extra lense. meter and a small flashlight. It works great and allows me to just carry the tripod and 4X5 camera and no bag. I wish it worked for 8X10.

[Mike Castles]

Based on your description of what you would like, a Rochester Optical Company (ROC) Empire model might fit. These are from around 1900, but examples can be found in good condition that have newer bellows. Am sure that there are other makes and models that would fit as well. But comparing the 8x10 ROC Empire to the 8x10 Korona that I have the ROC is much lighter - it just needs work.

The Ritter 8x10 would fit your needs for a lightweight camera - 6.4 lbs with lots of movements.

[Henry Suryo]

Can you define cheap, because everything is cheap compared to your Ebony ?

[Jon Shiu]

A Bender 8x10 kit camera (build it yourself) weighs about 6 lbs. Good for those that like to tinker with things. Around $400, I think.

Jon

[HeinrichVoelkel]

The belt it a Kinesis. It holds polaroid back, 10 4x5 holders, polaroid garbage and and extra lense. meter and a small flashlight. It works great and allows me to just carry the tripod and 4X5 camera and no bag. I wish it worked for 8X10.

Thanks a lot, I'm looking for exactly this kind of solution.