Wehman 8x10 Front Rise

[Ari]

Considering getting this camera and need a quick spec check.
I can't find this information online, and the Wehman site has been down for some time.

I have three questions for any current or past owners:

1. How much front rise does the Wehman provide?
2. If more rise is needed, can this be done by a hobbyist/shop rat like me?
3. What lens board is used? I read variously that it's Sinar-, Toyo- (158mm) or Canham-friendly.

If photos of the front rise assembly can be taken, I'd greatly appreciate seeing a few.

Thanks in advance.

[Oslolens]

Front rise is 4.0 inches or 100 mm.

Front fall is 3.0 inches or 75mm, any more rise or fall can be achieved by combining front and back tilt.

The front tilt is not centred, but traditional field camera style, hinged at the bed.

The front tilt backwards and forward is limited by bellows.

The Wehman lens board according to skgrimes.com 5 1/4 ” square aircraft plywood with a 4.71 ” square plateau. Lips thickness is .105. Overall thickness .245. Rear circular 3.42″ recessed section.

Due to a little short rise combined with non-changeable bellows, I had my off-centre lens board shift as much as 21mm, or 0,825 inch. The wide angle lens can still be centred, AND, as the lens board can be turned 90,180 or 270 degrees, I have 21mm shift in either direction before I start to move the front.

From my notes for youtube-video.






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[Ari]

Tusen takk! That's great information, very helpful.
Do you have link to your you tube video? I did not find any Wehman videos at all.

Another question: are there several versions of this camera? I've read about the early front standard using one knob for all controls, and a later version that had somewhat modified the front controls.
How do you tell the later models apart?
Thanks

[Oslolens]

Did not video the film. Don't know about versions, except light weight with lot of big holes in the clam shell.

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[Ari]

Thanks again

[Peter De Smidt]

Ari, Bryan has one. He might be able to help.

[Ari]

Hopefully he'll see this thread, but I'll send him a PM.
Thanks, Peter.

[BLATT LAB]

I would love to own one of these! But really hard to find here in Europe even when buying International.

[Corran]

I responded to Ari's message but I'd like to add to the convo here.

I see this Wehman on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/193942732065

My camera, and a friend of mine's who also posts here occasionally who happened to show me his camera recently, both have different front standard materials. Instead of the angled silvery material like here, ours have a black material with a ~45 degree angle at the top. My guess is this is an older camera. I think the newer one looks a bit more refined. I also notice the weird little U-shaped riser on the camera bed, probably for the knob on the rear standard. Mine has that integrated into the bed. I would be worried it could get broken off like it is on that camera.

Peter, how does yours look comparatively?

Also, I remember reading that some older cameras had stiffer bellows material. My camera has pretty stiff bellows. What about other users? The stiffness hasn't bothered me - it's not too stiff to use, even with a good amount of front rise with a 150mm lens. Mostly, I've wondered if a thinner, more flexible bellows might shave another couple of ounces off the weight, since I have the "ultralight" a.k.a. "Swiss-cheese" model .

[Ari]

Thanks, Bryan. I sent you an email as your PM box is full.