here is mine. For using my 500 f3.5 lens i have a support board made to lay the whole camera,on it. Plus i need a lens support. Still in construction...
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here is mine. For using my 500 f3.5 lens i have a support board made to lay the whole camera,on it. Plus i need a lens support. Still in construction...
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I have,a 4x5 korona view and i ordered a chamonix holder. Fits perfect. I guess i will also order a chamonix one for my 11x14 Korona view.
And i like the handling of the chamonix holders a lot.
...
good news :)
A massive Lerebourse et secretan Petzval lens from paris is on the way to cover my 11x14 Korona. I will use this one for Portraits.
I also got a Kodak ektar 178mm f2,5 for...
hi folks,
currently working with 4 of these at the opera in zurich I wonder if I should get one of these
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fvn62luJFc
my boss told me we also have a cheaper...
Garrett, thats whats good with the wet plate . i also got all salts and liquids here now and have my book recipies and cameras. glass stored in the basement ready to be cut in ans sizes... (collected...
HI Basil, i missed your comment... thanks a lot for your help
meanwhile i 've done my Wet plate workshop and got some very nice first glass plates at home.
The chemicals are all here and also...
I made my LF wet plate workshop with some nice glass plates. in and outdoor images. The chemicals are soon complete i just need to cut the glass sheets and build a silver bath container... then i'm...
sounds boring ;)
I definitely want to get wet :)
:)
The seller told me it got refurbished in the states, specially the bellow looks like new to me. also the rest forks fine. not to get too much friction on the teeth I will help it a bit to pull while...
wow so cool to meet in here then. Its great to find out this thing has a bit of history and was not just used by one person... of course 100 years have some impact :)
hi Alfredian
as far as i know Alan Brubaker refurbished it...the owner before as i've seen in his gallery used it outdoors to shoot high alpine images.
i am now reading my very first book about...
Hi Dan
just ordered one from .. Lebowitz or similar.. i also got a german one from a swiss guy called Peter Michel "Kollodium" . very precise lots of different kollodium recipies temperature...
which one would you get if you were me? I live in switzerland so it will be a foreign book store order...
cheers
farid
I will try to modificate a LOMO cam with small glass :) to get the chemical things working :)
hi Dan, let me check again thanks... i found that list.. but where to start :)
thanks
farid
Hi Rich,
I recently bought a Korona view 11x14" / refurbished
As I am very new to all of this. And i Have no films yet. Only reading and learning :)
I also still wonder how to calculate...
Hi Kent,
I see... i will stick to film for the moment but keep in mind to get a small format one for the chemistry start :)
smiles
I can imagine the mess that can be created :)
For the moment i will get 50 Film sheets for free to start with. but for sure i guess. i will get maybe a lomo cam and test the chemicals on...
Thanks for your advise William!
For the moment i will get 50 Film sheets for free to start with. but for sure i guess. i will get maybe a lomo cam and test the chemicals on aluminium plates in...
Since yesterday I am a proud owner of a KORONA 11x14 " ULF / Alan Brubaker Kamera in perfect condition .
As a newbie in the large format i need to get all the theory and practical use on my hands...
it is ! what a Box :)
Hi guys.
Since this evening I'm a proud owner of a KORONA 11x14 " ULF / Alan Brubaker
100 years old, refurbished and in top shape
its a complete start for me. not in analog but in such a big...
thanks a lot Jon, glad you like it :)
best regards
farid
i would maybe do it with a laser measuring device... or similar but i know what you mean...
Hi Dan,
thanks for your response.
Hi Dan,
as i am not even a starter in wet plate photography, but collecting all information i can. i have some open questions. My Idea is to get portraits. torso upwards, but also landscapes...