Your camera is called,Originally Posted by leondf
Studio Commercial 11X14 or short SC11, the V11 is a field camera.
Here's a start for the chase. http://deardorffcameras.0catch.com/
Much more to learn by searching.
Have fun!
Your camera is called,
Studio Commercial 11X14 or short SC11, the V11 is a field camera.
Here's a start for the chase. http://deardorffcameras.0catch.com/
Much more to learn by searching.
Have fun!
Have had the privilege of using an 11x14 Deardorff Studio Camera and they were/are a beast to use but very user friendly. Worst 11x14 view camera that I have ever had the "privilege" (I use that term loosely) of using was a Sinar P converted to an 11x14 camera. Supposedly Sinar's asymmetrical movements were still able to be used/employed... not by a long shot.
I had a 8X10 P, it did not impress me, mostly due to design problems that were 'fixed' in the P2.
Really glad I didn't buy or make an 11X14 conversion as at one time I considered it.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
My 890mm apo-nikkor came mounted on a heavy metal plate with an electric shutter. I decided to leave it on the metal plate and mount it independent of the camera, transferring its weight to the stand. I also attached a micro switch to enable flash and a DC power source for the shutter.
Did you use an old Erector Set to fabricate the brace? OMG, a relic from youth to the rescue? Bless ya!
I learned most of my design and construction skills, pitiful as they are, from playing with my father's Erector Set from the 1930s.
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
A now banned LFPF member I met on CL sold me a few good S11 parts. I think he was banned 3 times.
But when I asked if a S11 could carry a huge lens he sent me a pic of his with a 10lb barbell sitting in The lens board hole.
A S11 can easily handle any lens. A 48” Artar was an option.
I need to find my 900 Tessar but prefer The Nikon 610 for almost everything.
Tin Can
It did remind me of an Erector set but I got the parts from Lowes. I'm not sure what the intended use is. I was actually quite surprised that it worked so well.
can someone with a S11 do me a solid? measure the back 'board' outside dimension
I seem to have a 11x14 unmarked back with very Deardorff looking hardware that is 18.5" square outside dimension
was wondering if it was..infact from a S11
pix: https://www.flickr.com/gp/11191083@N00/5jF645
Yes, 18.5" square with pin mounts
Tin Can
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