Nice work--that's a gorgeous camera. I love some of the little details like the crank on the worm screw and the radiused lens board corners (crazy, but cool looking). Good luck with the fair!
Nice work--that's a gorgeous camera. I love some of the little details like the crank on the worm screw and the radiused lens board corners (crazy, but cool looking). Good luck with the fair!
Nice work! Thanks for sharing.
Very nice!
To me, the tripod looks more like one for a surveyor or Hollywood studio movie camera than one originally designed for still photography.
Stay well.
I'm reading this before going to bed for the night. Thanks for a very inspirational way to end my day.
You're very welcome! I'm pleased by the rewards of spreading inspiration! Best wishes and regards,Originally Posted by Brassai
Johnpipe
Thanks. The tripod was of the amateur still camera variety that was commonplace before metal tripods. See page 50 of the 1911 Kodak catalog here http://www.flickriver.com/photos/mar...7625408975697/ ; at the bottom, the Eastman tripod looks very similar. There is another edition of the Kodak catalog for 1917 Canada IIRC, which shows the F&S Crown tripods as well, but I haven't been able to find that one again. Tripods for surveyors and Hollywood studio cameras are much heavier in construction; a surveyor's tripod is amongst the most stable, and makes a good view camera tripod.
Regards, John
The radius is due to using a rabbeting bit with the router table to produce the light-lock cut-away in the lens-board standard; it's tricky to cut away the resulting round corners with a chisel, cleanly. It's easier to just round the corners on the lens-board to match.
Regards, John
Great camera, You obviously put your heart into making it and it shows. I think that only woodworkers will understand the effort it takes to make timber parallel without the aid of a thicknesser. I am in awe!!
Nice portrait too
Very nice!
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
@John: Very inspirational story or say ordeal behind the making of this camera. Hats off to your craftmanship! Camera looks superb and easy to operate. All the best to your project and your health.
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