Show us your home made camera...

[Nana Sousa Dias]

[QUOTE=Shootar401;908708]

Here are some of the most perfect home made cameras I've ever seen.
Part 1



Can someone tell me more about this camera? I have the same rear standard and this would be a perfect camera to base my build off of. What kind of lens is this?

I believe it's a 65mm...

[Shootar401]

[QUOTE=Nana Sousa Dias;908734]

I believe it's a 65mm...

Thanks! pardon my lack of knowledge but what kind of lens board is on here, and the ring with the numbers behind the lens?

[Nana Sousa Dias]

[QUOTE=Shootar401;908816]

Thanks! pardon my lack of knowledge but what kind of lens board is on here, and the ring with the numbers behind the lens?

The lensboard is a Linhof type, fixed to a Cambo special lensboard, to adapt Linhof lensboards. Many 5x7 and bigger formats use that kind of lensboards, so that you can use lens mounted to Linhof lensboards without the need to disasemble the lenses from the lensboards.

The ring is a helicoidal focusing ring.

[jan staller]

I had used both versions of the Cambo wide for decades, with the longest lens being 90mm. Eventually I wanted to use the 150mm lens on the Cambo Wide DS . Soon, I saw the need for a slight tilt capability. I designed and fabricated this assembly using a lens board for the 58mm Lens and making a hinged panel with adjustment screws and a small bellows. The hinge was scavenged from a Polaroid camera. It was a great modification giving me much greater focus control. I've since acquired a fold up 4x5 and make a lot of use of longer lenses and the Cambo seems to be neglected these days.

[c.sharpe.7]

I know I'm behind the times - looking at the last thread dates but anyway, here's my own 5x4 monster, made of aluminium with a few stainless steel bits.

[Mealha]

I like it. All metal.

I know I'm behind the times - looking at the last thread dates but anyway, here's my own 5x4 monster, made of aluminium with a few stainless steel bits.

[werra]

Slapped a 5x12in point and shoot together from the foamcore. Basic design is the same as 5x7, made last year. Need to find a way to fix thin aerographic film properly in the holder.



First somewhat successful test:

[C. D. Keth]

That's pretty cool, Werra. I bet you'll make a lot of good photos with that nice simple setup. It's a lot like a 4x10 camera I made several years ago in school. It was constructed a lot like yours. It had a very wide lens, though, and had a curved back made of laminated poster board. It included rails that the film would slide under. The camera was a "single shot" and had to be loaded in a darkroom before going out.

[jodyake]

i just made my first 4x5 camera

[MMELVIS]

i just made my first 4x5 camera

Nice work, where do you load the film?