foxfyre841
1-Apr-2010, 00:23
Hi All,
I'm in the process of designing (in AutoCAD) my first 4x5 camera and wanted to know if there are any elegant solutions to engineering back end of the cameras. I will be using standard film holders from a collection of Graflex film holders I have. I have my own ground glass which I will cut to size as need (two pieces of 6" x 8" currently ground to jpn 800 grit water stone).
The desired resulting camera is a folding field camera similar to link four below.
What I am looking for are pictures of or designs for an elegant solution to exchange film and glass holders.
So far I've amassed a few links from builders:
http://web.archive.org/web/20050306024420/http://www.srv.net/~vail/camera.htm
Not sure how this one will work out. It seems just like a simple frame simulating the carrier that rests on a shelf inside the main box.
http://gamma.nic.fi/~mikoneka/design.html
The springs are interesting but I'm unable to determine how it all fits together.
http://home.earthlink.net/~eahoo/page3/page3.html
Simple. The same engineering principle as the first. Doesn't look any better.
http://www.raymentkirbycameras.co.uk/build-your-own-camera/index.html
Be-a-utiful. Much of the camera design will reflect Mr Kirby's engineering. However, he shows nothing regarding film holders and glass holders.
If anyone has pictures or links showning good design for camera backs (film holder holders and glass holders), I would very much like them to be shared.
Regards,
James
I'm in the process of designing (in AutoCAD) my first 4x5 camera and wanted to know if there are any elegant solutions to engineering back end of the cameras. I will be using standard film holders from a collection of Graflex film holders I have. I have my own ground glass which I will cut to size as need (two pieces of 6" x 8" currently ground to jpn 800 grit water stone).
The desired resulting camera is a folding field camera similar to link four below.
What I am looking for are pictures of or designs for an elegant solution to exchange film and glass holders.
So far I've amassed a few links from builders:
http://web.archive.org/web/20050306024420/http://www.srv.net/~vail/camera.htm
Not sure how this one will work out. It seems just like a simple frame simulating the carrier that rests on a shelf inside the main box.
http://gamma.nic.fi/~mikoneka/design.html
The springs are interesting but I'm unable to determine how it all fits together.
http://home.earthlink.net/~eahoo/page3/page3.html
Simple. The same engineering principle as the first. Doesn't look any better.
http://www.raymentkirbycameras.co.uk/build-your-own-camera/index.html
Be-a-utiful. Much of the camera design will reflect Mr Kirby's engineering. However, he shows nothing regarding film holders and glass holders.
If anyone has pictures or links showning good design for camera backs (film holder holders and glass holders), I would very much like them to be shared.
Regards,
James