PROTO120A - I was bored, so I did a thing

[trog]

Had some free time on my hands, and some scrap materials in the shop...so I hobbled together a 4x5 Point & Shoot.

Built around the Schneider 120mm/5.6 MC lens, it offers a 179mm image circle which adequately covers 4x5. The camera body is made from teak, and some mahogany.

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[Sean Mac]

Some very tidy looking "hobbling" going on there....

:)

[Drew Bedo]

It is fixed focus then? Is it set up for infinity or a bit shorter for hyper-focal?

[trog]

It is fixed focus then? Is it set up for infinity or a bit shorter for hyper-focal?

It's currently set-up at infinity. Depending on the f-stop, near field is as close as 4-meters.

[jmontague]

You should get bored more often! Beautiful work.


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[Paul Ron]

Very impressive carpentry! love it.

[trog]

I took this shot the other day....On tripod, Acros 100, Dev-D76. 120mm, f/32

The pic appears sharp corner-to-corner. The lens also seems to be perfectly parallel to the film plane.

Can't find much fault with the Schneider 120/5.6

Been thinking about positioning the lens at hyperfocal distance for f/16, but not much to be gained in DOF, so why bother?

If I had to change anything about the camera design, I would have loaded the film from the right side....although I'm not sure how I feel about having the shutter on the left.

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[Gord Robinson]

Beautifully done

[William Whitaker]

You should get bored more often! Beautiful work.

I'll say! Looks really good!

[Ron (Netherlands)]

Great job, and nice looking wood - I love cams made from teak
would not look bad in the DIY section too

[trog]

Great job, and nice looking wood - I love cams made from teak
would not look bad in the DIY section too

Teak is a lovely wood to work with. As is rosewood, which I plan to use for my next camera build.