Looking For Kit To Build Own Wooden 4x5
Does anyone know of hardware kits I could buy so I can make my own 4x5 wooden field camera? I am wanting to build a camera something like a Deardorff, Tachihara or Zone VI. I'm a woodworker with no skills machining metal. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks, Patrick
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Nobody makes such a kit. If we could find somebody that would, that would be great!
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It is MDF, however you could use the hardware, and pattern the wood on the MDF as a template - http://shop.pinholesolutions.co.uk/p...amera-kit.aspx
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Thanks for the link. I checked it out. Unfortunately photo on their website don't enlarge for me to really check it out. Looks like limited movements…. Any experience with this kit?
I thought about buying an old camera and remaking it, but the hardware usually is a beat up as the wood is. Maybe I'll get lucky one day on ebay!
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Patrick,
Welcome to the community...
Have you looked at: http://www.bulldogcameras.com/index.html
Hope that helps,
Len
BTW, Canadians are well represented in this community.
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Bullgods kits are not quite the same as any of the cameras you mentioned in your OP, but they do work.
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Patrick,
Take a look at my Sapele camera thread. As a woodworker, you'll be able to do the woodworkery bits a lot better than I did, and there is nothing in the metalwork that needs (so far) more than a drill and files (though a mill saves some work!)
It's not quite finished yet, but I'm hoping to get pictures out of it before the end of next week...
Neil
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Hey Len,
Thanks, it's nice to be part of the community. I have often ended up on the Forum via Google searches, but never put the time into signing up.
I checked out Bulldog. Part of the site is undergoing maintenance at the moment. Only found a few photos of cameras others have built. Looks like it could be similar to the one on pinholesolutions website. I want to build one myself, but am looking for higher end parts. Maybe Tim's thought is correct.
Patrick
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Nice job Neil! I'll follow your progress as it comes to completion. I have thought about finding a machinist to CNC parts. My first thought is $$.
Patrick
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One of the other issues not mentioned yet is how do you feel about tedious work and searching for hard to find suitable fabric i.e. making bellows...