Does anyone know who actually owns the Gowlandflex 8x10 TLR? Any idea?
Does anyone know who actually owns the Gowlandflex 8x10 TLR? Any idea?
I have always been curious about that myself. I have a Keith 4X5 twin lens camera. It is a joy to use. The Gowland twin lens cameras were great cameras. The 8X10 model is quite rare. Not exactly a point and shoot.I must say though, my Keith twin lens is very easy to use in the field.
I used to have one of these. Maybe you have the one I used to own. The Ilex lens was a very good performer.Originally Posted by John Conway
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
But... who has the Gowlandflex 8x10? Or a 5x7?
Yes i have the gowlandflex 4x5 (180mm and 270mm versions) and 8x10.
Any info you need?
Boon
Yes. I have a 4x5 version.
Any idea how many of each was made?
Also right from Peter's website the option list showed more lens variation that your two 4x5. I have the optional 210mm lens version.
Tin Can
Yes Peter, the Ilex paragon 215 6.3 is a nice lens, great softness outside the sharp center (I think its called bokeh) she is getting a little sluggish at the slow speeds. I am about to get it serviced. I think they (keith), made a 5x7 as well, but that camera is more of a mystery than a 8X10 Gowlandflex.
One of my kooky ideas is to build a portrait oriented 8x10 SLR with a beam splitter (non-moving) mirror and a FP shutter. Not very practical, but maybe possible.
Use a 5x7 pellicle, and use the lens shutter rather than a FP, and it might not be too hard!
I don't see how a lens shutter could work. A beam splitter is a pellicle, right?
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