Hi everbody!
I am new at large format cameras and I am going to buy a 8x10.
Not a new or 10-40 years old, More like 1880-1940.
So my question is:
Does anyone know any labels from that time?
Best
Mikael
Hi everbody!
I am new at large format cameras and I am going to buy a 8x10.
Not a new or 10-40 years old, More like 1880-1940.
So my question is:
Does anyone know any labels from that time?
Best
Mikael
Thye list of manufacturers is quite long, your location will amke a difference to cost as shipping a 10x8 camera is expensive.
Kodak Master views were made in the US and Europe so easy to find, most UK 10x8's of that era (except Kodak's) take bookform plate/film holders, inc Watson , so aren't the best bet.
US cameras would be Agfa Ansco, Deardorff, Kodak, Koronoa etc. Best I've foud is the 10x8 Agfa Ansco Commercial View, full movements and rugged.
Ian
The menu on the left side of the following website will provided a sampling of cameras from the time-frame specified.
http://www.piercevaubel.com/cam/
Enjoy.
I'm currently using a Rochester Optical Co Universal (1st) from about 1890. It takes a bit of work to keep one in top shape, but it's a beautiful camera.
I was very lucky to find a beautiful, well-kept Century 1 8x10. I have two other 8x10 cameras, one being a Deardorff. The Century 1 is of the era you wish, is much lighter than the other two cameras, has adequate movements for landscapes (my type, anyway). The Century 1 is one of my recommendations.
Here is a good page describing it.
(That one, like many we find, is missing or had no extension rail. Extension rails, or beds, for this camera have a stamped-in number to match the camera.)
Century
Eastman 2D
Deardorff NFS V8
Anthony / Ansco
Gandolfi (English)
There are many others I can't think of at the moment. The antique camera site above should help
One man's Mede is another man's Persian.
Yes, the internet knows everything. Rather than writing them down here (there are hundreds of makers), I send you some links.
Here are a few British makers:
http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/si...b_chapter.html
And here some American makers:
http://www.antiquewoodcameras.com/views.html
http://www.piercevaubel.com/cam/
http://www.dtristramludwig.com/collection.html
Garrett
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Thanks everybody for your replies!
Now I really have some good stuff to look into.
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