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[Robbie Shymanski]

Nice looking camera. I wouldn't paint it black. If you don't want to talk with people much, just eat lots of garlic and go crosseyed occasionally. I don't get the 10-22 reference; 10-22 to me is a semiautomatic ruger rifle.

This was designed to be a beater. For me the construction was all of function and I find it too "shiny" for my liking. I have little romantic notion towards the materials. It is pretty, but I want a wallflower.

"It's this lens being referred to. EF-S 10-22mm."

Yes, thank you.

"a WEEKEND!!!!!! wow....now that's some serious skillz! not too many things impress me, but fine craftsmanship AND speed with such never fails to. we should talk..you're in my neck of the woods...I have projects, but no skills...."

Perhaps a weekend in total time for the build. It was only this weekend I did the glue-ups, metal work, and minimal finishing. Keep in mind "version 3.3". I improvise and never draw ideas up. That leads to many rejected parts.

Robbie, can you tell us more about the back? Did you fab that up yourself? I like the way the back is flush and the springs don't take up any extra room - did you make the springs or are they cobbled from another camera?

The back I constructed out of hard maple. The springs are off an old 4x5. My one cheat. The GG was cut from an broken sheet I had lying around.

Very finely cobbled it is too...
Does that lens panel allow for movement?

Thank you. The rough design is based on the Gowland Architectural cameras. There is rise or shift depending on how you orient the lens board. I was playing around a design to allow for both, but it was getting too complicated for my liking. Anywho, the SA 90 doesn't have too much rise/shift in 5x7. It will be more useful with my Nikkor 120-SW. Again, this is all to ape the use of my DSLR in LF.

[johnielvis]

a WEEKEND!!!!!! wow....now that's some serious skillz! not too many things impress me, but fine craftsmanship AND speed with such never fails to. we should talk..you're in my neck of the woods...I have projects, but no skills....

[jb7]

Very finely cobbled it is too...
Does that lens panel allow for movement?

[Frank Petronio]

No longer own this but the cartoon sums it up well.

[DrTang]

Meet 'the beast'

Calumet 8x10 with 8x10, 5x7 & 4x5 backs

on the front is a B&J wood lensboard I rounded the corners of, cut out a big ol hole, then bolted a horseman lensboard with a big ol hole face-to-face.

On the back of the horseman is a sinar shutter and in front of that a 300 Heliar.

a heck of a lot of monkeysnot..but now I can shoot 5x7 with barrel lenses with flash

[cdholden]

Meet 'the beast'

Calumet 8x10 with 8x10, 5x7 & 4x5 backs

on the front is a B&J wood lensboard I rounded the corners of, cut out a big ol hole, then bolted a horseman lensboard with a big ol hole face-to-face.

On the back of the horseman is a sinar shutter and in front of that a 300 Heliar.

a heck of a lot of monkeysnot..but now I can shoot 5x7 with barrel lenses with flash

That Heliar sure looks familiar.
Let me know when you want to get rid of it and I'll buy it back from you.

[DrTang]

That Heliar sure looks familiar.
Let me know when you want to get rid of it and I'll buy it back from you.

OH HELL NO

I'M LOVING IT

I went out to test a bunch of lenses..and not surprisingly - the Heliar is my favorite..and..I'm over the mush lenses (soft focus ones)..the Heliar gives me nice soft transitions without looking like I was drunk when focusing like the Darlot does

examples: TEST

the Ilex got short shift - there was a light leak obviously in the lensboard set up for that one


thanks again for the great deal
if I ever sell it..I'll contact you first

[WmRenick]

Here's my 5x7 Premo with bag bellows for a Ektar 127mm lens Works well with limited movement. Currently I'm in Colombia having a great time with it. Good conversation starter. Lab owner in Bogota wanted to display it. At 67 and retired it provides a lot of joy.


http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v3...920camerab.jpg

[Ken Lee]

9" Kershaw Soft Focus lens courtesy of Eddie Gunks

[johnielvis]

Here's my 5x7 Premo with bag bellows for a Ektar 127mm lens Works well with limited movement. Currently I'm in Colombia having a great time with it. Good conversation starter. Lab owner in Bogota wanted to display it. At 67 and retired it provides a lot of joy.


http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v3...920camerab.jpg

nice developing rig there---that is 5x7 metal cages that fit in a regular tank???? looks like it actually works for negatives---this is stainless???? or plastic held together with zipties? 127 on 5x7 seems to work...this is ANOTHER thing I have ignored--nice camera setup too---I usually try to try everything---everywhere else I looked they say 127 BARELY is useful on 4x5...but you get 5x7 from the pics it looks ok...good thing I gots one to try out!