learning_jd
9-Nov-2011, 16:48
Hi all,
New member here and pretty new to large format. My love in photography was (very) recently rekindled. Sort of on a whim I purchased a medium format SLR and that lit the fire. Then came a medium format TLR (which has become a favorite traveler). After going towards to smaller format, I went to the large and got a nice 4x5 view (CC-400) and the most recent is a 1894 Empire 8x10 view camera.
During this time I picked up two enlargers, the larger is a Beseler 45MX that needed a lot of TLC. But it's operational - even with a cold head! I only do black & white developing and wet printing.
I got everything used and much is old but is good (to pretty good) condition. It all seems to work!
Now this 8x10 Empire... it needs some help. First, I sort of did a big no-no in attempting to clean the diaphram/shutter. So let's say it is toasted. The lens part is fine (a Voigtlander COLLINEAR U.S. Pat. 567326 Series III No 64505 Focus 7 7/8 in) and I guess I could put it into another shutter. But should I??
My goal is to use the camera as a working 8x10. Am I crazy? I mean, the price seemed good, I just patched a few tiny pinholes in the bellows, and the rest is petty much all good to go - functional.
My intention is landscape photography and plan on heading out west (U.S.) next summer for a few weeks - taking the 4x5 and 8x10. I have a normal lens for the 4x5 9and a compendium bellows hood and filters) - it came with the camera. I sort of want functional lens for the 8x10, not (needlessly) expensive, but not junk either (if that exists among lenses). All will be black & white shooting.
One thought was to get a more modern 8x10. But I have this one and like the idea of using this 117 year old girl. Does the Voigtlander COLLINEAR produce a image "look" that is different than more modern lenses? I would be interested in a used functional inexpensive lens to get going with the Empire. (I did tape the 4x5 lens & board on the Empire and made a single shot - wow, talk about vignetting! But the image is still neat, sharp, and it's the 1st with this one)
Excuse my fragmented questions. I'm a noob to large format and I can understand the 35mm lens scene but know very little about finding lenses for large format.
Words of wisdom? Encouragement?
Jon
New member here and pretty new to large format. My love in photography was (very) recently rekindled. Sort of on a whim I purchased a medium format SLR and that lit the fire. Then came a medium format TLR (which has become a favorite traveler). After going towards to smaller format, I went to the large and got a nice 4x5 view (CC-400) and the most recent is a 1894 Empire 8x10 view camera.
During this time I picked up two enlargers, the larger is a Beseler 45MX that needed a lot of TLC. But it's operational - even with a cold head! I only do black & white developing and wet printing.
I got everything used and much is old but is good (to pretty good) condition. It all seems to work!
Now this 8x10 Empire... it needs some help. First, I sort of did a big no-no in attempting to clean the diaphram/shutter. So let's say it is toasted. The lens part is fine (a Voigtlander COLLINEAR U.S. Pat. 567326 Series III No 64505 Focus 7 7/8 in) and I guess I could put it into another shutter. But should I??
My goal is to use the camera as a working 8x10. Am I crazy? I mean, the price seemed good, I just patched a few tiny pinholes in the bellows, and the rest is petty much all good to go - functional.
My intention is landscape photography and plan on heading out west (U.S.) next summer for a few weeks - taking the 4x5 and 8x10. I have a normal lens for the 4x5 9and a compendium bellows hood and filters) - it came with the camera. I sort of want functional lens for the 8x10, not (needlessly) expensive, but not junk either (if that exists among lenses). All will be black & white shooting.
One thought was to get a more modern 8x10. But I have this one and like the idea of using this 117 year old girl. Does the Voigtlander COLLINEAR produce a image "look" that is different than more modern lenses? I would be interested in a used functional inexpensive lens to get going with the Empire. (I did tape the 4x5 lens & board on the Empire and made a single shot - wow, talk about vignetting! But the image is still neat, sharp, and it's the 1st with this one)
Excuse my fragmented questions. I'm a noob to large format and I can understand the 35mm lens scene but know very little about finding lenses for large format.
Words of wisdom? Encouragement?
Jon