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    New to forum: What is this camera?

    I recently "accidentally" acquired this camera. there are no markings that I can find. It looks to be in reasonably nice shape. I'd like to know what it is, how to do some things like extend the 2nd set of bellows, and then also how to mount ground glass and potentially a film holder on it. It came with a mounted ground glass and some other frame, but it's not apparent how they mount/fit (and despite the wood and hardware looking the same, maybe it's not for this camera at all)

    At the very least, I'd like to clean it up, and display it on one of my century stands. In an ideal world, I'd like to resurrect it enough to shoot a few sheets. all help appreciated.

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    Re: New to forum: What is this camera?

    Studio camera

    Patch the bellows as they are expensive

    What does the lens say?

    What is the size of the glass

    but no Wet Plate Staining



    I am far more interested in your studio stands
    Tin Can

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    Re: New to forum: What is this camera?

    Here's a couple of pics of the newest stand I picked up last weekend. It came with a really weird 4x5 camera (weird in terms of the back). it's perfect for the big camera in the original post.

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    Re: New to forum: What is this camera?

    Very nice keepers

    A few of us have the 11X14 Deardorff Commercial Made for the Big Catalogs

    Use Wikipedia and others
    https://www.largeformatphotography.i...-Studio-Camera








    Quote Originally Posted by Zenko View Post
    Here's a couple of pics of the newest stand I picked up last weekend. It came with a really weird 4x5 camera (weird in terms of the back). it's perfect for the big camera in the original post.

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    Re: New to forum: What is this camera?

    back to your questions...

    1) Studio camera.

    yeah, I have a number of 4x5, 5x7 and 8x10 "field cameras", and based on design and size, figured this was a studio camera. I "think" it's an 11x14, but not 100% positive. I just wasn't sure of maker, or anything about how to work on it and make it work

    2) What does the lens say?

    it appears to say "Voightlander, Brandenburg Vienna". (see pic below)

    3) What is the size of the glass

    The ground glass is about 11.5" square. The dimensions of the frame is about 13.25 x 13.5. It's too small to fit into the other "frame" I have, although the mounting clips and hardware on this is interesting. (See pics below)

    The other piece I have is the wooden frame (see below). It has alignment holes and some hardware to fit on the back of the camera, but I have no idea what the Frame is/does.
    The outer dimensions are about 16.75 x 16.75 and the inner dimensions are about 13.75 x 13.75

    The "crate" of stuff I received included an additional lens, a Wollensak. Image below.

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    Re: New to forum: What is this camera?

    Quote Originally Posted by Zenko View Post
    back to your questions...

    ... 2) What does the lens say?

    it appears to say "Voightlander, Brandenburg Vienna". (see pic below)
    Hi,

    It says
    "No. 8746
    Voigtländer and Son
    in Vienna and Brunswik"
    Braunschweig...

    Fascinating camera!

    Jens

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    Re: New to forum: What is this camera?

    That Beach Multifocal is considered a holy grail by many soft focus guys. Just sayin'
    "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

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    Re: New to forum: What is this camera?

    Quote Originally Posted by John Kasaian View Post
    That Beach Multifocal is considered a holy grail by many soft focus guys. Just sayin'
    The Series A Beach is the one most SF fans claimer for. Though the B is nice for sharp/ kind of soft look.

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    Re: New to forum: What is this camera?

    now all I have to do is get a film holder and the ground glass for this camera and then try it out with the lens. ;-)

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