Took a chance on this old tailboard 13x18cm 'travel camera' on e bay a few weeks ago ... getting it for a silly cheap £60.00
The bellows are in perfect condition so I decided to make a conversion spring back to fit modern 5x7 film holders.
I already have an MPP Microtecnical 5x4 but I couldn't resist the lure of a bigger negative still! I also picked up a huge box of old large format related bits and bobs for £20, and in that was a front of lens shutter that only needed a bit of TLC to work perfectly. I intend to pop that on the front of a process lens I have kicking about and start from there.
I'm going to be showing the whole spring back build on my YouTube channel for those interested.
I'm Ash by the way ... from London UK
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