jbharrill1
18-Jul-2019, 19:48
Hello all. I am new here, I have lurked on the forum a few times in the past debating whether or not I should try out large format or just stick with 120. Today I finally acquired a 4x5 camera. A Calumet 45n box caught my eye at the local goodwill and the 8 dollar price tag persuaded me quickly to make the purchase.
From what I can tell it seems to be in excellent condition. I do need to find a lens, lens board, and holders but with the 8 dollar price tag that won't be too much of an issue.
The question I have is, after looking over everything I noticed that the ground glass seems to sit back a couple mm from where I think the film/film holder will actually sit. I do not have any holders to test and see if this is actually the case but I can't see how it wouldn't be. Also both the left and right side of the ground glass have a tiny(maybe 1mm) gap between the ground glass and the frame that it presses against. The top and bottom of the ground glass do not have this gap because they have the two metal pieces pressing them into place. Are both of the issues normal or is there something screwy going on? Sorry for my complete ignorance to all the large format. I've attached some pictures that hopefully help explain what I'm trying to get across. The red circle is to highlight the tiny gap on the sides of the ground glass.
https://i.ibb.co/xMv40KR/DF177-EB6-8466-4-B98-BD92-B81-CAC762-A0-D.jpg (https://ibb.co/rZPWSK1)
https://i.ibb.co/983JK8F/2-C1794-E9-CA15-457-B-86-ED-AAB65637-A498.jpg (https://ibb.co/r7fg87C)
https://i.ibb.co/Jjm8tZq/12-FB6-CF6-9862-4-C1-E-A300-01-B599-B1517-E.jpg (https://ibb.co/DfzmWdY)
Thanks a bunch!
From what I can tell it seems to be in excellent condition. I do need to find a lens, lens board, and holders but with the 8 dollar price tag that won't be too much of an issue.
The question I have is, after looking over everything I noticed that the ground glass seems to sit back a couple mm from where I think the film/film holder will actually sit. I do not have any holders to test and see if this is actually the case but I can't see how it wouldn't be. Also both the left and right side of the ground glass have a tiny(maybe 1mm) gap between the ground glass and the frame that it presses against. The top and bottom of the ground glass do not have this gap because they have the two metal pieces pressing them into place. Are both of the issues normal or is there something screwy going on? Sorry for my complete ignorance to all the large format. I've attached some pictures that hopefully help explain what I'm trying to get across. The red circle is to highlight the tiny gap on the sides of the ground glass.
https://i.ibb.co/xMv40KR/DF177-EB6-8466-4-B98-BD92-B81-CAC762-A0-D.jpg (https://ibb.co/rZPWSK1)
https://i.ibb.co/983JK8F/2-C1794-E9-CA15-457-B-86-ED-AAB65637-A498.jpg (https://ibb.co/r7fg87C)
https://i.ibb.co/Jjm8tZq/12-FB6-CF6-9862-4-C1-E-A300-01-B599-B1517-E.jpg (https://ibb.co/DfzmWdY)
Thanks a bunch!