After over a year of having home made bellows siting in the house, i finally got the chance to find a working space.
The bellows interior are 36 x 36 CM ( aprox 14 x 14 inches). The original idea was to make a studio 14 x17 camera and shoot x-ray film and then collodion.
I though: well, there is not THAT much difference on going through all of this and end up maybe with a 16 x20. So i did.
The main issue was the bellows being smaller and producing shadow into the focusing glass/film. So i decided to make it with a bigger box to fit 16x20 and separated the back.
The other issue was that if i wanted to use longer lenses, meant more bellows, and so the shadow projection on the glass became tighter.
So i ended up going with a mix of systems: i have 1 box ( back) sliding inside of each other, so that i can separate the back even more if i want to use lets say my 900mm lens.
SO far, the camera opens around 55 inches ( bellows + sliding back fully extended).
Its looking not so good, but im making it myself and im having so much fun with it!!! I hope you guys enjoy the photos.
More updates coming soon.
A wonderful week to everybody!
Agustin.
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