Yeah, it's a good price. Even if you calculate the stand, camera, lens are worth $200 each, you did good. I bought two cameras in Europe recently for more than that just to get the lenses. Now I'm thinking I want to use the 24x30 cm one. Gandolfi, when you figure out how to make a plate holder let me know....I'll need one too for my European camera!
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I suggest Emil does research at his local camera museum.
I have some reasonably engraved images from a catalogue.
The first photo shows the standard holder type inserted. The second shows a reducing back which could be purchased at the same. I have the remains of one of these with the very distinctive brass plate with 3 positions.
Both of these (and some other engravings that were not as clear) show a back loading system for the plates!
Still no mention as to what Glass lives on that beast?
[QUOTE=Greg Blank;751300]Originally Posted by gandolfi
we're not alike I think...
First: I will not let a camera like this stay in a damp cellar to be ruined.
Second: If I can't find cassettes (and I think I can, or can have one made (I am getting close as we speak)), I'd rather givet it to the museum mentioned.
It's just money....
The rest of you: thank you for all your cemments.
No : no news as of yet as to what lens it is - my twin will pick it up, but this can only be done this tuesday..
I'll let you know as soon as I know...
Steven: this looks great - good to see what I am going to look for.
I'll attach an image I found on the bay.. looks like it (?), but unfortunately too big...
I'm happy to own this beauty. I do have another camera this size, but I wanted to get one, my twin could borrow and use... time will tell.
Emil, I could not agree with you more. I could not let a camera like that sit and be ruined either. Yes, let us know about the lens when you can. It is a nice addition to your collection.
Yes I recognise this design from brochures.
It was used on the biggest type - ranging from 40x50 to 80x100cm. Like yours, the ground glass was always square and the dark slide had the maximum size width. The frame containing the plate was moved through 90 degrees - so the dark slide was always in the horizontal position.
Another engraving of the back design you found.
The holder for my camera (a Glock) looks exactly like the one Steven posted in his last post.
Emil, wondering if you could post some photos of the grundglass back and its design. While I have the right holder for my camera, it's missing the drop-in groundglass back. I want to recreate this part to get the camera back to work (it's otherwise in fine shape).
of course - as soon as my brother can make some snaps..
a little news on the lens:
according to my twin, the lens reads:
Suter Basel
Rapid Aplanat nr 3
serial nr 8722
Steven, you were so close....
pictures later.
This is an early one before Suter adopted the Aplanat A and Aplanat B code.
Unlike many, Suter's Rapid aplanat, was a real fast version which was later called the Aplanat A.
I can't image that this covers 24x30cm!
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