Vintage camera?

[Mikael01]

Hi everbody!

I am new at large format cameras and I am going to buy a 8x10.
Not a new or 10-40 years old, More like 1880-1940.

So my question is:

Does anyone know any labels from that time?

Best
Mikael

[bracan]

Watson and sons?

[IanG]

Thye list of manufacturers is quite long, your location will amke a difference to cost as shipping a 10x8 camera is expensive.

Kodak Master views were made in the US and Europe so easy to find, most UK 10x8's of that era (except Kodak's) take bookform plate/film holders, inc Watson , so aren't the best bet.

US cameras would be Agfa Ansco, Deardorff, Kodak, Koronoa etc. Best I've foud is the 10x8 Agfa Ansco Commercial View, full movements and rugged.

Ian

[DannL]

The menu on the left side of the following website will provided a sampling of cameras from the time-frame specified.

http://www.piercevaubel.com/cam/

Enjoy.

[Jody_S]

I'm currently using a Rochester Optical Co Universal (1st) from about 1890. It takes a bit of work to keep one in top shape, but it's a beautiful camera.

[Jac@stafford.net]

I was very lucky to find a beautiful, well-kept Century 1 8x10. I have two other 8x10 cameras, one being a Deardorff. The Century 1 is of the era you wish, is much lighter than the other two cameras, has adequate movements for landscapes (my type, anyway). The Century 1 is one of my recommendations.

Here is a good page describing it. (http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=397)

(That one, like many we find, is missing or had no extension rail. Extension rails, or beds, for this camera have a stamped-in number to match the camera.)

[E. von Hoegh]

Century
Eastman 2D
Deardorff NFS V8
Anthony / Ansco
Gandolfi (English)
There are many others I can't think of at the moment. The antique camera site above should help

[goamules]

...I am new at large format cameras and I am going to buy a 8x10.
...Does anyone know any labels from that time?
...

Yes, the internet knows everything. Rather than writing them down here (there are hundreds of makers), I send you some links.

Here are a few British makers:
http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/camera_b_chapter.html

And here some American makers:
http://www.antiquewoodcameras.com/views.html
http://www.piercevaubel.com/cam/
http://www.dtristramludwig.com/collection.html

[Mikael01]

Yes, the internet knows everything. Rather than writing them down here (there are hundreds of makers), I send you some links.

Here are a few British makers:
http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/camera_b_chapter.html

And here some American makers:
http://www.antiquewoodcameras.com/views.html
http://www.piercevaubel.com/cam/
http://www.dtristramludwig.com/collection.html

[Mikael01]

Thanks everybody for your replies!

Now I really have some good stuff to look into.

[Mikael01]

thanks everybody for your replies!

Now i really have some good stuff to look into.

super!!!

[Mikael01]

Thanks everybody for your replies!

Now I really have some good stuff to look into.

[ashlee52]

You may want to be sure that whatever you buy is designed to handle the "modern" film holders... before about 1930 the film holders were different, and many cameras were designed to use glass plates.

[John Kasaian]

Don't forget the Century Universal, Burke and James, and of course the mighty Deardorff V8!
What sort of stuff do you intend to photograph? Some designs are better suited for some purposes than others (I'm thinking movements, bellows length, wieght & bulk, lens board size, etc...)
Ideally, you'd have an idea about which focal length lens you think you'll want to use and work around that. As an example, some wartime Anscos had very short bellows and you'd be dissappointed if you intended on using say, a 24" Artar aboard one. But other Ansco models had bellows that went all the way from here to there and back again!
Happy 8x10 hunting!