My new compact 4x5 camera

[Ash]

Many thanks to Simon Benton, I am now the proud owner of a 4x5 Korona!!






It came disassembled, ready for restoring, but hey I'm impatient! Quick scrub over and a bit of polish, I spent a few hours putting it back together and here we go!!

I can't quite believe how compact it is, and although there are pinholes in the bellows, the whole thing looks so great. I nabbed some GG springs from a half-plate back that I no longer use (the original back from the Kodak camera restoration) and placed a SatinSnow screen on there. On the front is my old Dagor as a test lens. It'll probably be replaced by the Dogmar from Randy, or something else depending on how I feel.

Surprisingly the camera is so light it will sit securely on the Lander tripod. Nice and lightweight kit!!

Nice, aint it?

[Ash]

[reellis67]

Nice camera. Welcome to the Korona Club! I've got the 4x5 and 8x10 with full frontal movements and they are both a joy to use.

- Randy

[Ash]

Am I allowed a schoolboy giggle at the term 'full frontal' ?

[Colin Graham]

Nice. I always thought the rear standard tilts on these were a great design, but have never gotten the chance to try one. How are they in actual use?

[Ash]

the movements are quite smooth, but I think my re-assembly has left the setup a bit stiff. Nothing is as silky as it should be. The Kodak I have is much smoother, although much larger.

[Randy H]

Congrats. Good looking camera. Glad to see you finally got it. I just happen to know a guy that can set you up with some really nice lensboards.

[Ash]

Hey Randy I think your guy was already my guy (see the kodak lensboard)

I'll be replacing the crappy fibreboard with hardwood shortly

[Jan Pedersen]

Now don't attract Scott's attention, he is working on a special project for me

[Ash]

Don't worry, Scott sent me a bunch of boards, I won't need to hassle him for a while I should hope

Just weighed the setup:
Camera - 5.8lb
Camera + tripod - 9.2lb

not bad, compared to 10lb for the Kodak camera only