Show us your home made camera...

[Nana Sousa Dias]

I tried to copy the plans but cd burner didn't work on them,will keep trying

Congratulations, you have two fine P&S cameras.

[Steve M Hostetter]

Thanks Nana for the inspiration !

[Steve M Hostetter]

Add 3/16" to the depth of the sideview for a perfect calibration

[Curt]

Hi Curt,

I have played with the idea of making an 11x14" point and shoot like you see above with a Hypergon lens attached..
I have an older 11x14" film holder I'd use for the design and construction.

Not sure I'd go so far as to make a bellows camera though ,, unless I could find me a cheap milling machine to make all the parts

Steve, that's what I was thinking, I have one film holder and was thinking about a point and shoot, either that or a one sheet box point and shoot. Just toying with ideas.

[Michael Roberts]

Would someone show a picture of a homemade 11x14 cameras and holders? All of the work I see here is very nice and well thought out, having built a 4x5 field camera and refurbished several others I can appreciate the work.

Curt

Curt,
Here is a link to my homemade 11x14. I didn't post it here b/c I thought Nana was primarily interested in hand-held point and shoots....

http://www.largeformatphotography.in...hlight=diy+ulf

I'll post an update soon, as I'm almost finished with the 12x20 expansion back and 8x20 reduction back. Although I used a "found" bellows for the 11x14 (which actually measured only 12.5 x 12.5 in at the back, and which explains why the 11x14 back looks so thick), I made my own bellows for the 12x20 expansion out of kraft paper and vinyl contact paper (shelf liner). Not too difficult, especially if you make a square or rectangle bellows rather than a tapered one.

Working on holders now, too:
http://www.largeformatphotography.in...ht=diy+holders

[NicolasArg]

Thank you guys for all the inspiration this thread gave me. I'm working on this fellow right now:




it's 90% completed, have to mount the sidepanels and paint/anodize it.
It weighs around 1kg and the front panel is shiftable. It can be focused from 90cm to infinite. The back is from my Toyo camera and it rotates in any direction. I think I'll add a pentax 67 grip as an option for hanheld polaroid shooting (I mainly do landscapes, but once in a while).
Hope to finish it soon!

[Steve M Hostetter]

Thank you guys for all the inspiration this thread gave me. I'm working on this fellow right now:




it's 90% completed, have to mount the sidepanels and paint/anodize it.
It weighs around 1kg and the front panel is shiftable. It can be focused from 90cm to infinite. The back is from my Toyo camera and it rotates in any direction. I think I'll add a pentax 67 grip as an option for hanheld polaroid shooting (I mainly do landscapes, but once in a while).
Hope to finish it soon!

Hello Nicolas,,

This is a beauty! Such an original 5x7?

[NicolasArg]

Hello Nicolas,,

This is a beauty! Such an original 5x7?

Thank you Steve! I'm sorry, I completely forgot to mention the format. It's a 4x5, but I kept the design completely expandable, so, eventually, a format switch can be made just taking the complete front panel assembly out and putting it on another frame/back.
If this one comes out fine, I'd like to build a 8x10 camera but keep a higher composites to metal ratio by replacing a commercial back by a custom built carbon fiber one.
The one I posted in this thread, will have carbon fiber side panels and some elements, but the mainframe is aluminum.
Can't wait to test it!

[rdenney]

Thank you guys for all the inspiration this thread gave me. I'm working on this fellow right now:

Man, that makes me want to go out and buy a lathe and a mill, right now. I'm going to have to stop looking at this thread.

Rick "who has enough hobbies" Denney

[NicolasArg]

Xo... thanks Rick!