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Ic-racer,
I am having the same limitation on rear tilt with my 11x14 which looks similiar to your setup. To be clear, did you just take the struts that hold the rear standard and flip them to opposite sides or am I missing something. I would be happy to do the same if that's all it takes.
regards
Erik
Great to read back over all of this again-
j
Exactly. The wood bar to which they are attached at the bottom had some non-symmetrical components on it, so the supports had to be unscrewed from that and swapped. Luckily the screw holes were symmetrical, so they screwed back on to the wood bar without any problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by Erik Larsen
Many thanks Ic-racer, I'll have to give it a shot!Quote:
Originally Posted by ic-racer
regards
Erik
The original whimpy little brass tab did not do much to hold a heavy modern lens and lens board in place, so I made a locking bolt with a blind nut to help keep the the lens panel in place.
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I was reading through this thread, you did a wonderful job restoring that old camera. I recently picked up an 8x10 Kodak 2D View. It is in need of a lot of TLC, and after reading thorough your experiences I know that I can get this project done. It may take a bit of time, but I am really looking forward to it. It has a 5x7 back at present, I will need an 8x10 back, but for now I will adapt an Ansco 8x10 back with a few shims so as not to damage either the back or the camera.
Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Here is the latest picture of the camera. I got a Shan Hao to use with the modern lens and now will be using this nice Anthony landscape lens on the Century.
In keeping with the low budget nature of the project, the lens was $5 at a flea market.
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Still a great thread--I heartily agree!Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank Petronio
Excellent!
I hope my Century No 2 turns out as well as your Century has. I just received it yesterday and I have already started working on it. All my hardware seems to function properly. I am missing one clip that holds the ground glass in but the three I have seem to do the job. I took it today to a buddy of mine who is more experienced that I and he said the camera looks to be in pretty good condition but he did not think I had the proper glass in the camera. Since he used to run the camera store for the local college he said he has several sheets of ground glass and is going to cut me a new one for the camera and it will be ready in a couple of days. The bellows is going to take some repair or replacement. I inspected it a couple of nights ago and the bellows certainly has some pin holes. My friend suggested that I use Black Silicone RTV, gloves, and rub a thin layer on all the creases. He also said if I am going to use the camera outside I needed to look for a replacement bellows.
Jason