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    well.. i bought this camera...

    this is mostly just show and tell, guys n gals. I bought this 5x4 camera, and its kinda pretty, i think. does anyone know anything about these? its an acme it says (in the best American tradition) and the shutter is made by Bausch & Lomb opt. Co. and is a unicum, speeds T, B, 1,2,5,25,50, &100. f8- f128. it takes a standard 5x4 double dark slide, and folds into this sweet little leather covered box 5 1/2" x 6" x 2 1/2". ill upload some piccies, and maybe someone has one, or more information about it!

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    Re: well.. i bought this camera...

    I know nothing about old lf cameras, but want to say that this sure is an interesting looking one. The wood looks very well cared for. What is the little box on the left for I wonder?

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    Re: well.. i bought this camera...

    Quote Originally Posted by jwaddison View Post
    What is the little box on the left for I wonder?
    Is it a waist-level finder? Looks like one I have on an old 620 camera. You flip it depending on portrait/landscape.
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    Re: well.. i bought this camera...

    yes it is a waist level VF... has a little bit of ground glass in the top and a springy thing to flip it over for portrait.
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    Re: well.. i bought this camera...

    Very nice looking camera. I wish you good luck with it. Post some pictures taken with it when you can.

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    Re: well.. i bought this camera...

    Apparently, it was severaly damaged during the shipment to down under, since it would originally have been a 4x5 camera.
    Other than that it's beautiful.
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    The Unicum shutter is not for taking pictures ...;-) As Jim Galli discovered and described in the forum the shutter blades are made of that time plastic and are not light tight for our films. Look at the Sun through the shutter and you will understand. And as I know the shutter times are very unreliable if at all true due to the miserable concept and construction of the shutter. Nice box otherwise, isn't it?

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    Re: well.. i bought this camera...

    Quote Originally Posted by Bill_1856 View Post
    Apparently, it was severaly damaged during the shipment to down under, since it would originally have been a 4x5 camera.
    Other than that it's beautiful.
    how do u mean??? its 5x4 for sure. and as for the shutter... ill take a pic n see. ive worked on shutters like this before. can only see
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    Re: well.. i bought this camera...

    Dear Emma, this a nice example of the self casing advanced hobby cycle camera type made from around 1893 - 1914. This is a nickel plated model so most likely from the late 1890's or after. You forgot to show us your rear end - and the film/plate holders!
    Acme was a Scovill (later, American Optical) product name but the only model I can find is pre the self casing era. Acme is a problem name as it was used by a number of camera manufacturers (E.g. Watson).

    The waist level finder is probably very dim - but these can be improved.

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    a picture of the back. my 4x5" holders fit beautifully.
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    Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
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