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Chamonix 045N-1 w/Fuji 210mm

My wife's choice - an Alliance Ensign, a 110 5"x4" roll film camera made by the Alliance Roll Film Camera Co which was wound up in 1904 as 110 film was introduced in 1898 the camera is between 110-116 years old, shutter is like new and smooth. The shutter had only just been introduced.

http://lostlabours.co.uk/photography...liance01sm.jpg

http://lostlabours.co.uk/photography...liance03sm.jpg

I've not found the same camera anywhere online although the company's cameras continued under the Houghton name.

Apologies the photos were taken on a very dull day in the UK, I plan to reshoot this week here on the Aegean Coast.

I have some film in that I might slit and try with homemade backing paper, just need to make a take-up spool. The camera is surprisingly light and easy to hold. Other models had the option to use roll film or plates.

Ian

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My wife's choice - an Alliance Ensign, a 110 5"x4" roll film camera made by the Alliance Roll Film Camera Co which was wound up in 1904 as 110 film was introduced in 1898 the camera is between 110-116 years old, shutter is like new and smooth. The shutter had only just been introduced.

http://lostlabours.co.uk/photography...liance01sm.jpg

http://lostlabours.co.uk/photography...liance03sm.jpg

I've not found the same camera anywhere online although the company's cameras continued under the Houghton name.

Apologies the photos were taken on a very dull day in the UK, I plan to reshoot this week here on the Aegean Coast.

I have some film in that I might slit and try with homemade backing paper, just need to make a take-up spool. The camera is surprisingly light and easy to hold. Other models had the option to use roll film or plates.

Ian

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Wow that's cool!!

Could you modify it to take 122 film? It's almost as wide 3 1/4 inches by 5 1/2.

And ilford is selling some bulk roll film 9cm wide, that could be re-rolled?

There also the 5 inch roll ilford is selling that could be sliced down to 4 inches instead?

But buy it NOW, it's only available for another 2 days or so and won't be back until next year, and if they don't sell enough this year it might not be back at all...

9cm roll ...

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/116475...50-ft.-Roll-EI

5inch roll...

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/116476...50-ft.-Roll-EI

Hey I have a camera similar to that one with the red bellows but mine doesn't have red bellows.

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Originally Posted by StoneNYC

Wow that's cool!!

Could you modify it to take 122 film? It's almost as wide 3 1/4 inches by 5 1/2.

And ilford is selling some bulk roll film 9cm wide, that could be re-rolled?

There also the 5 inch roll ilford is selling that could be sliced down to 4 inches instead?

But buy it NOW, it's only available for another 2 days or so and won't be back until next year, and if they don't sell enough this year it might not be back at all...

9cm roll ...

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/116475...50-ft.-Roll-EI

5inch roll...

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/116476...50-ft.-Roll-EI

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Actually I have a roll of 10" wide aerial film that I could slit, I'm going to make some backing paper first and test it. I used to be an emulsion chemist so could coat my own films, Denise Ross of the Light Farm gets great results.

I'll take the easy options first :)

Ian

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Hey I have a camera similar to that one with the red bellows but mine doesn't have red bellows.

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Similar looking from a different manufacture or an Alliance Roll Film Camera ?

There were quite a few similar cameras as it's a very basic design used for various formats.

Ian

Linhof Kardan Standard. The low budget 4x5 view camera in the Linhof program from 1975 to 1982. It allows all movements, but is still rather simple built. This results not only in the lower price, but also in the light weight: about 2 kgs with lens. Great for hiking.
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Originally Posted by IanG

Actually I have a roll of 10" wide aerial film that I could slit, I'm going to make some backing paper first and test it. I used to be an emulsion chemist so could coat my own films, Denise Ross of the Light Farm gets great results.

I'll take the easy options first :)

Ian

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Presumably you could put 120 through it to get a roughly 6x12 output.

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Actually I have a roll of 10" wide aerial film

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Excellent, but are sure it is not 11" film?

Shooting at Bodie California.
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