Hey,
I had a quick conversation with Frank Gohlke last night. Asked him about his 6x17 stuff. He said that Burke and James made a back for the his 5x7.
A lil bit of internet searching didn't really lead me to any view camera back (but I did see that they used to make/carry a panorama camera with a 120mm angulon).
Anyone have info on this thing?
B&J converted surplus WWII Navy Torpedo Cameras into panoramic cameras. You can do the same—http://www.ebay.com/itm/OLD-WWII-NAV...-/350356413964
I did this a few years ago. I stripped out all the unnecessary bits and installed a 120 Super Symmar HM, and a finder from the late and missed Peter Gowland, and used it as a fixed focus camera. Worked quite well.
Yeah, I saw those but I don't think that was what Frank was talking about--looks to be a bit too big for what he was backpacking around with.
Maybe he's mis-remembering.
Maybe he used just a Torpedo Camera film back that was adapted to a regular camera? The backs themselves aren't all that large.
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