Just like the thread title says: I saw this thing on ebay and knew I had to get it. Does anybody have any information about it? The seller said that from what he could find it is not a one-of-a-kind but rather was part of a small production run. Perhaps someone on the forum was part of that?
for reference, while the listing is still viewable, it is item id# 130693715979.
I can't wait for it to arrive!
It looks to me like one of the graflex aerial cameras, but I'm not a doctor or anything...
Looks to be a handheld (aerial?) camera for sheet film. Is there a sportsfinder and/or tripod socket aboard her? I ask because focusing on the gg, then inserting the holder and stopping down the lens without loosing the focus for the shot, all the while handheld looks to be quite a chore!
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
As it seems to have a focusing rack and pinion mechanism, hardly a aerial camera as these are generally fixed infinite focus (if they can be focused for use with different lenses, the mechanism tends to be hidden and lockable). Probably a DIY 4x5 handheld - but if the seller is right with the small series, it might also be a technical recording camera to be held in front of some oscilloscope or other device with a CRT display.
I saw this auction. The seller bills it as a carbon fiber hand held camera and claimed it was not the only one..
Huge pinhole camera.
Certainly looks DIY with those cabinet pulls as handles and that focusing knob. I'd guess it is also fiberglass rather than carbon fiber. Sorry not to be able to figure out more. How do you work the ground glass? Is there one?
Originally Posted by architorture
Just like the thread title says: I saw this thing on ebay and knew I had to get it. Does anybody have any information about it? The seller said that from what he could find it is not a one-of-a-kind but rather was part of a small production run. Perhaps someone on the forum was part of that?
for reference, while the listing is still viewable, it is item id# 130693715979.
I can't wait for it to arrive!
Looks "rare". What did you pay?
Try to find another, a pair will make good bookends.
One man's Mede is another man's Persian.
I have seen a photo of that camera before -- I thought it was here on this forum. But it could have been on ebay, I suppose. Within the last year or two.
Vaughn
You don't need to focus or frame with an aerial camera. If the focus is not at infinity, you're in deep trouble.
I expect the knob that looks like a focusing knob is just to set the position for lenses of different focal lengths.
That's very possible.
Tektronix made a line of cameras for that purpose, although the ones I've seen are of much more recent vintage,
and designed to use Polaroid film. This could be an earlier version.
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