Sanderson "Hand and Stand" Quarter Plate modified for 9X12cm

Hello.

I am proud to present my new toy, a beautiful mahogany Sanderson quarter plate camera that I have converted to 9X12cm trying to let the camera as much original as I could. :) Circa 1902

I had some unknown brand 9X12 sheet film holders of good quality, quantity 6 that were taking dust in a closet, and with some model plywood I did this modification. I had to modify the ground glass register, narrow and lengthen the holder gate.

It is very light, and compact, I am currently making a lens board for a Rodenstock Apo Sironar S "digital" :rolleyes:135mm f/5.6. in a prewar Compur Rapid. I will need to remove the lens elements to close the camera but no big deal.

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Wonderful!

Sometimes the red Russian leather is still perfect

It is a beauty!

Great modification indeed keeping the looks of the camera as if original

I finally bought a 135mm f/6.3 CZJ Tessar T from 1951 (70°angle, image circle 189mm @ f/22) and made a lens board. :)

Lightweight camera, 1,1kg and 16X15X8cm:cool:

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Cool beans on threading those Sironar-S elements into that Prewar Compur...so long as the spacing is accurate! :cool:

Modern Copal and prewar Compur have usually the same threading except for non standard lenses. Spacing is measured with a micrometer and eventually shimed. But I was unable to mount the lens and shutter on the Sanderson as the rear element interferes with the camera front standard :( So that's why I went for the Tessar.