jenosch
3-May-2013, 12:16
Hi,
I have bought a (I believe a 8x10) wooden field camera back in 2006 in Pakistan (along a smaller 4x5 inch one). I have not touched the 8x10 one since then. While the 4x5 is a wreck the 8x10 seems hardly used - if at all.
For now I am really interested in finding out the model.
The pictures can be found here:
https://plus.google.com/115102960046502696835/posts/czuQoe5Hhn4
It has following characteristics:
- weight: 5300 g (11,68 lbs)
- dimensions folded (width x height x depth): 35 cm x 8 cm x 35 cm (13,78 x 3,14 x 13,78 inch)
- ground glass dimensions: 25,5 x 30,5 cm (9,25 x 12 inch)
- no international back - uses wooden darkslides, can be attached both in portrait and landscape format
- no standard tripod mount - instead a weird metal ring which can be rotated and seems to have holes for direct attachments for tripod legs
- can be extended to about 600 mm (23,6 inch) front and back - bellows seems to stretch comfortable only until 600 mm (23,6 inch)
- back standard can be moved towards the front standard to ~ 165 mm (6,49 inch)
- back movements: front tilt only
- front movements: rise (8,5 cm - 3,35 inch), front + back tilt - no swing, no shift
- no brand / model name anywhere
I am not sure if the Pakistani photographer told me that he once got the camera from a British photographer.
The dark slide in the pictures is the one of the 4x5 camera - currently the 8x10 is still in another place in Germany.
I really hope that someone can help me.
Best,
Jens
I have bought a (I believe a 8x10) wooden field camera back in 2006 in Pakistan (along a smaller 4x5 inch one). I have not touched the 8x10 one since then. While the 4x5 is a wreck the 8x10 seems hardly used - if at all.
For now I am really interested in finding out the model.
The pictures can be found here:
https://plus.google.com/115102960046502696835/posts/czuQoe5Hhn4
It has following characteristics:
- weight: 5300 g (11,68 lbs)
- dimensions folded (width x height x depth): 35 cm x 8 cm x 35 cm (13,78 x 3,14 x 13,78 inch)
- ground glass dimensions: 25,5 x 30,5 cm (9,25 x 12 inch)
- no international back - uses wooden darkslides, can be attached both in portrait and landscape format
- no standard tripod mount - instead a weird metal ring which can be rotated and seems to have holes for direct attachments for tripod legs
- can be extended to about 600 mm (23,6 inch) front and back - bellows seems to stretch comfortable only until 600 mm (23,6 inch)
- back standard can be moved towards the front standard to ~ 165 mm (6,49 inch)
- back movements: front tilt only
- front movements: rise (8,5 cm - 3,35 inch), front + back tilt - no swing, no shift
- no brand / model name anywhere
I am not sure if the Pakistani photographer told me that he once got the camera from a British photographer.
The dark slide in the pictures is the one of the 4x5 camera - currently the 8x10 is still in another place in Germany.
I really hope that someone can help me.
Best,
Jens