Air Ministry 36inch f6.3 lens

[Nodda Duma]

I'm sure your work was too.

[AgNO3]

Sounds a most delightful spot you have in mind Though the assistant will need the strength for no three legged tripod will support it Attachment 150247

Well, Ive managed to find "SAMSON" from Quick-Set inc., Northbrook, Ill., the tripod which supports the 36"f6.3 and the 20"f6.3 in my DIY 11x14 camera with Pakhard shutter, I'm using for wet plate. Luckily I've purchased them with the original screw mount, which accepts also a variety of adapter plates for other ULF glass.

Here you see this beast of a tripod with the 20"f6.3 in the field



900mm monorail allows enough bellows to cover 8x10" with a portrait in 3m distance, but a similar sized macro bellows extension (from an old enlarger) already arrived and these all-profiles/rails come in up to 2500mm length.

But occasionally I fit the 36"f6.3 and her little sister 20"f6.3 into blue British Birmarbight again and shoot with my S2a 109" Land Rover camera instead. Preferably Land Rovers on glass with a Land Rover parts number.





A 11x14" plate shot wet with the 20"f6.3 in the Land Rover S2a 109"



A 11x14" plate shot wet with the 36"f6.3 in the Land Rover S2a 109"


The 36"f6.3 in an earlier iteration of my camera:


And finally a 5x7" tintype made with the 36"f6.3 stopped down to f16 during calibration of above cameras focal plane


and wide open at f6.3


on a 5x7 plate next to itself, shot with the 20".



Cheers

Edit: Are there any other aerial lenses with that mount, which were designed to cover 9x9" negatives and range from 12" to 20" focal length? Or one in-between the 20"f6.3 and the 36"f6.3?