cyberjunkie
3-May-2011, 22:56
I found a nice studio camera not too far from where i live.
The camera looks to be in nice conservation state, with good bellows, but from the pictures i see that in place of a conventional back there is something like a tambour sliding cover. It could be a plate holder with tambour cover, but there is no ground glass. The picture of the back is very very small and blurry, maybe it's a back for book style plate holders, and there was an hinged ground glass (now missing).
I don't post the pic as it's almost worthless.
The camera comes equipped with a big Silens shutter placed at the back of a 42cm f/4.5 Heliar. I am posting three pictures of the lens with two views of the front standard.
A further picture was posted in the " Options for a shutter for a small Petzval" thread, where the Silens shutter (fitted in a very smart way) is shown:
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=75020&page=3
I am going to make a proposal to the camera owner, but i am afraid i would have to sell the lens to be able to afford the purchase, as i am on a VERY tight budget at this time. It's recession time mostly everywhere, i know, i know :(
I'll do my best to try to keep the lens, but i need to get your input about the reselling value of the Heliar, as the camera won't come very cheap, and after that i'd have to sustain another expense for an 8x10 wooden back for standard film holders. I could postpone the purchase for some time though, cause i have an Ansco sliding carriage 5x7 reducing back at home. It would be a temporary solution, i think i'm not going to wait very long, if i actually get the camera: from the overall proportions it looks to be a camera originally used for 18x24 or (more likely) 24x30cm plates.
I know i will be cursed by my wife for filling the house with just another photographic item, even bulkier than all the others, so there would be no reason for harming the domestic peace, if i can't shoot BIG, and with some huge brass chimney :)
There is one big obstacle, though: money. Before taking the first step i must understand how much the lens is worth, so that i can have some kind of "exit strategy".
have fun
CJ
The camera looks to be in nice conservation state, with good bellows, but from the pictures i see that in place of a conventional back there is something like a tambour sliding cover. It could be a plate holder with tambour cover, but there is no ground glass. The picture of the back is very very small and blurry, maybe it's a back for book style plate holders, and there was an hinged ground glass (now missing).
I don't post the pic as it's almost worthless.
The camera comes equipped with a big Silens shutter placed at the back of a 42cm f/4.5 Heliar. I am posting three pictures of the lens with two views of the front standard.
A further picture was posted in the " Options for a shutter for a small Petzval" thread, where the Silens shutter (fitted in a very smart way) is shown:
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=75020&page=3
I am going to make a proposal to the camera owner, but i am afraid i would have to sell the lens to be able to afford the purchase, as i am on a VERY tight budget at this time. It's recession time mostly everywhere, i know, i know :(
I'll do my best to try to keep the lens, but i need to get your input about the reselling value of the Heliar, as the camera won't come very cheap, and after that i'd have to sustain another expense for an 8x10 wooden back for standard film holders. I could postpone the purchase for some time though, cause i have an Ansco sliding carriage 5x7 reducing back at home. It would be a temporary solution, i think i'm not going to wait very long, if i actually get the camera: from the overall proportions it looks to be a camera originally used for 18x24 or (more likely) 24x30cm plates.
I know i will be cursed by my wife for filling the house with just another photographic item, even bulkier than all the others, so there would be no reason for harming the domestic peace, if i can't shoot BIG, and with some huge brass chimney :)
There is one big obstacle, though: money. Before taking the first step i must understand how much the lens is worth, so that i can have some kind of "exit strategy".
have fun
CJ