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cuypers1807
7-Jan-2021, 17:53
Are there any modern tailboard cameras that have a back for modern film and plate holders.
It looks like Stenopeika has one but I was curious if there were others?
Somebody has cornered all the metal Calumet C1 tailboard 8x10
Louis Pacilla
7-Jan-2021, 20:26
A fine Bulgaria fellow by the name of Andrev Donchev & his father make largely wet plate cameras of the highest caliber but I'm sure he & his father could make a matching spring back w/ modern film holder specs. Check it out he even included the rail supports (like Koronas) & a detachable extra rails + very long bellows extension. it's 12x12 wet plate camera but that's cool & you could get an extra 10x12 spring back.https://wetplategear.wordpress.com/
Here's a photo of one of their modern spec spring backs on a different tailboard camera they built.https://wetplategear.wordpress.com/img_0311/
Here is a small one he & dad built for Alex Timmerman an outstanding wet plate artist.https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?74376-MY-new-20x20-inch-wet-plate-camera-has-arrived
G Benaim
7-Jan-2021, 22:21
Calumet c-1 is all metal tail board 8x10.
What is modern?
Mid Century Modern (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-century_modern) furniture was the 1950's
I now have 2 modern 1950's Wood Tailboard cameras
5X7 and 8X10
Their debut on LFPF is imminent
Does it have to be a tailboard -- several new non-folding cameras around except they fold up the front instead of the rear.
Mark Sampson
8-Jan-2021, 11:27
B&J Rembrandt portrait camera, made through at least 1973. If that's "modern'.
Which were unwanted until I bought a 5X7 KEH 'UGLY' for a song and some noticed, KEH ramped up pricing
8X10 Rembrandts are very hard to find
My theory is, B&J made them so people had something to handle their heavy glass they sold or rented from their Lens Bank (https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?7617-What-is-Burke-James-history&p=24190&viewfull=1#post24190)
B&J Rembrandt portrait camera, made through at least 1973. If that's "modern'.
+1 on a B&J Rembrandt...especially the Model 2 that folds.
I had an ugly, olive green 5x7 FS here, nobody wanted it, so I said "The heck with it" , and painted it Lake Placid Blue Metallic.
Now I have a Verito and a 300mm f4.5 Wollensak to use with it, (both in #5 shutters).
Also have a 4x5 back for it..
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They came with Packard Shutter & sync with quick releases, so the shutter just pops out
I think some sell the shutter separately as I bought an almost brand new shutter with the telltale scratches that show where the clips went on
Slider backs also
cp_photo
8-Jan-2021, 14:01
Voce Cameras has several newly made cameras of this type (tailboard with spring back) in the photos in his web site. https://vocecameras.com
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