drewf64
30-Jun-2020, 17:13
I was just (1 hour ago) gifted (!!) an 8x10 Folmer & Schwing Copy Camera ('Jan 1909') complete with the stand, B&L lens, and detachable (secondary) bellows rail.
Minimum extension of the bellows and box for vignette/size step-down = 17 3/8 inches. Max = 40+ inches.
Front lensboard allows rise/fall. No other movements.
I plan to utilize this camera for wet plate outdoor portraits ... head & shoulders and out to full length.
*** I would greatly appreciate hearing from all who have had experience with Folmer & Schwing Field and/or Commercial View Cameras, as well as any of you who have used any copy camera for portraiture.
I will begin exploring this camera in detail tomorrow morning. It weighs nearly twice as much as my 8x10 Deardorff !!
Thank you !!!
Drew
Minimum extension of the bellows and box for vignette/size step-down = 17 3/8 inches. Max = 40+ inches.
Front lensboard allows rise/fall. No other movements.
I plan to utilize this camera for wet plate outdoor portraits ... head & shoulders and out to full length.
*** I would greatly appreciate hearing from all who have had experience with Folmer & Schwing Field and/or Commercial View Cameras, as well as any of you who have used any copy camera for portraiture.
I will begin exploring this camera in detail tomorrow morning. It weighs nearly twice as much as my 8x10 Deardorff !!
Thank you !!!
Drew