New Lightweight 14x17 Camera is finished!

[Hugo Zhang]

Jim,

It is such a beautiful camera and you will put Chamonix out of business.

Congratulations!

Thanks.
Hugo

[aaronnate]

mighty nice

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Jim,

It is such a beautiful camera and you will put Chamonix out of business.

Congratulations!
Thanks my friend but I don’t think so!
Thanks.
Hugo

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Here is the camera at full extension.

[John Layton]

Jim...what a thing of (functional) beauty! Kudos on keeping the weight down...it appears from the photos that no amount of sturdiness/functionality has been sacrificed. Has me inspired to dust off my tools and try another build or two!

Question...any issues with getting individual parts from Chamonix?

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Jim...what a thing of (functional) beauty! Kudos on keeping the weight down...it appears from the photos that no amount of sturdiness/functionality has been sacrificed. Has me inspired to dust off my tools and try another build or two!

Question...any issues with getting individual parts from Chamonix?

John, thanks.

[Tim V]

I really wish I had of learnt the skills you obviously have from my father when was around to teach me. I'm in awe. I've been lusting after a Chamonix 11x14" camera, but I would love to be able to build one myself like you have.

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Tim, the first camera I built was my 8x20 with nothing but some hand tools. I sourced parts from cameras or parts off of E-bay. When I built my 11x14 I found an old Deardorff back that someone was selling and built the camera around that. In building cameras you start with the film holder and the back and work forward. Bellows I have made for me. It can be done. I just look at pictures, a lot of them. Chamonix/Phillips design works great for me.

[Paul Ron]

very impressive wood work in that camera. It really is a work of art in itself.

congratulations on a fine job.

[chassis]

Well done Jim, the camera looks great. Let's see some images!