In all what was the total cost for everything??? It doesn’t matter if it took 6 years to do it or not just the fact that it’s an amazing beautiful camera! Plus you can do dual formats!
Great Job!
In all what was the total cost for everything??? It doesn’t matter if it took 6 years to do it or not just the fact that it’s an amazing beautiful camera! Plus you can do dual formats!
Great Job!
Thanks!
About $475, including $375 for the bellows. I bought the 8x10 2D with a lens and 5x7 back, and recouped the price by selling the lens and back, so the camera, sans bellows, rear frame and spring back was essentially free. Craft wood, brass, and acrylic for the two spring backs was around $100.
Of course, probably about 50-100 hours of labor as well. I totally understand why pro camera makers charge $5,000 or more.
Michael, you invited comments, so here's mine: "Wow!"
A work of art with which to make works of art.
Originally Posted by Tin Can
Once drove (well actually pushed) my 1976 MG Midget into the basement after removing the sliding glass doors. About a half inch clearance on either side. Then religiously spent about an hour or so each day after dinner working on the car. Even if I got home late after a long day, still went down into the basement to work on the Midget for 15 minutes or so. After sanding smooth and then filling in the many, many surface rust spots, with an air brush was able to restore the original paint to look almost like new. Did the same with the engine bay. Basement was heated with a wood stove and many New England's winter's weekend day spent it down in that basement. Took me almost 3 years till I was able to push it outside again. Didn't want to start it in the basement for safety reasons. It took patience, patience, and more patience.
Thanks padre!
Got the 12x20 out at Canyonlands over the weekend. Had some great monsoon clouds, but had to pack up quick to avoid thunderstorms all around.
Ries tripod, 15" Turner Reich Series II lens.
It's great to get this camera out in the field, but it will take a little time to get comfortable with it.
Last edited by Michael Roberts; 5-Aug-2021 at 18:10.
Michael, How was the smoke in Canyonlands? Doesn’t seem to be much from your pics. Beautiful job on the camera build.
Keith Pitman
Thanks, Keith. Smoke was not a problem at all last weekend. I'm keeping an eye on https://fire.airnow.gov/ and the webcams before heading back over. It all depends on how the wind blows. Smoke plumes look awful today.
The I-70 closure is a bummer; adds about two hours to the drive.
Last edited by Michael Roberts; 6-Aug-2021 at 10:05.
I love this time of year with the clouds, I hope you got a great negative, such a view from there! It’s been pretty smoky in grand Junction the last few days as the afternoon thunderstorms have subsided a bit. Hopefully the smoke will relent and allow us haze free vistas!
Amen to that, Erik! Smoke is looking better this afternoon, and the cloud forecast is indicating a return to summer patterns next week!
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