A friend dropped by yesterday to ask about getting into LF. He told me that he was thinking of buying a 5 x 7 camera from the widow of one of his friends.
Turns out the camera she has is an Eugen Loeber tailboard camera. She thinks it dates from around 1895 and takes 5 x 7 film.
The lens on it says it's a Bistigmut(sp???) 13x18.
All of this makes me think the camera may actually be 13 x 18 instead of 5 x 7, but I've never heard of this make before so was wondering if anyone here knows anything about the camera or maker.
I told him that this is probably not the ideal starting point for an LF adventure but we'd still like to find out more about the camera if possible.
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