Mike1052
6-May-2016, 09:40
Hi Guys,
I need some help, in fact a LOT of help.
I'm going to build a 10x8 folding large format field camera and i don’t know where to start in terms of dimensions.
I’ve spent the last week or so trawling the internet to find and download plenty of images of all sorts of 10x8 camera’s from different angles to give me an idea (and i use that phrase lightly) in terms of designs, but what i NEED now is DIMENSIONS.
As for materials i am going to build a wooden version, and when this is finished, or maybe in parallel i want to build one with composite plastics materials, carbon fibre etc. i would ideally want to build a camera with a rotating back, but i will look at this option later, as i my go down the road of manually changing the position of the back.
Is their anyone out there who would be willing to point me in the direction of where i can find some information on the sizes and dimensions for the front and back standards??, where can i get bellows, suppliers of gears to make a fine focus adjustments, suppliers for buttons and knobs, ground glass, long springs for holding the back to the camera (not sure of the technical term for this).
Any information on the critically important ground glass film backs and the positions of the holder.
Basically i need links to any and all information on building a 10x8 camera, even if you think it’s something small send me the link.
If there is anyone out there willing to send me links on where i can get any of this information for me to start this project it would be much appreciated.
If there is anyone able or willing to help me, can you PM me or post links in this thread
Many thanks for your time.
All the best
Mike
I need some help, in fact a LOT of help.
I'm going to build a 10x8 folding large format field camera and i don’t know where to start in terms of dimensions.
I’ve spent the last week or so trawling the internet to find and download plenty of images of all sorts of 10x8 camera’s from different angles to give me an idea (and i use that phrase lightly) in terms of designs, but what i NEED now is DIMENSIONS.
As for materials i am going to build a wooden version, and when this is finished, or maybe in parallel i want to build one with composite plastics materials, carbon fibre etc. i would ideally want to build a camera with a rotating back, but i will look at this option later, as i my go down the road of manually changing the position of the back.
Is their anyone out there who would be willing to point me in the direction of where i can find some information on the sizes and dimensions for the front and back standards??, where can i get bellows, suppliers of gears to make a fine focus adjustments, suppliers for buttons and knobs, ground glass, long springs for holding the back to the camera (not sure of the technical term for this).
Any information on the critically important ground glass film backs and the positions of the holder.
Basically i need links to any and all information on building a 10x8 camera, even if you think it’s something small send me the link.
If there is anyone out there willing to send me links on where i can get any of this information for me to start this project it would be much appreciated.
If there is anyone able or willing to help me, can you PM me or post links in this thread
Many thanks for your time.
All the best
Mike