Show us your home made camera...

[tilberien]

Looking more at your pictures I think it would be possible to add (on the bed) two leading edges along the back standard support to assure (somehow) the plan parallelism of the standards. Just make them precise, not adding any swing to the standard. Good luck.

Now I understand, what you mean. Swing of rear standard was planned. Upgrade or change is possible, but future experience will show if is it necessary.
This is my 3rd attempt of homemade VF. Ordinary I'm using my monorail 4x5 Omega 45D. But monorail is difficult to moving to outdoor and 8x10 is ideal format for contacting and oilprint.
This weekend will my first trip with 8x10 and next week I will to know, if this idea is usable for me or if is necessary some upgrade.
In any case, thank you for your comments.

[GPS]

Unfortunately, I don't think you understood my point about the wiggling but never mind - I'm happy that multiple attempts in constructing a camera is a known practice to you. Who knows, maybe later you will understand. Good luck.

[Nikola Dulgiarov]

This is my DIY 8x10 monorail large format camera
oak and cherry and very heavy, yet I often take it outdoors

[Andrey Donchev]

Евала пич!

[Nikola Dulgiarov]

10х, Tук е със ал. статив за проба, иначе си има и Diy дървен такъв.

[andreios]

Tilberien, I think I got GPS's point - the same idea occurred to me when looking at the photos, I'll try to explain when we meet.

[GPS]

Thanks, tell him that 2 aluminum angles along the back standard bed would do nice service.

[tilberien]

Thanks, tell him that 2 aluminum angles along the back standard bed would do nice service.

Thank you for help.

( holt jsem někdy tupej, rád si to nechám vysvětlit)

[Brian C. Miller]

This is my DIY 8x10 monorail large format camera
oak and cherry and very heavy, yet I often take it outdoors

Nice! There used to be a US camera kit make called Bender Photographic, and their design was similar to yours. Be sure to post some pictures!

[Nikola Dulgiarov]

I've posted several photos in the image-sharing section. BTW, I forgot to add that the film and plate holders are also DIY



collodion plate taken with the camera