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[carylee2002]

Ebony RW45

[Sirius Glass]

Ebony RW45

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[David Aimone]

This just arrived today, lovingly restored by a very generous new friend of mine: a circa 1898 King Poco 5x7 camera, from the Rochester Camera and Supply Co (which was absorbed by Kodak a few years later).
It's an English style folder, made from mahogany, brass and leather, and weighs <less> than my new Chamonix 4x5 view camera.
I don't think there are too many of these out there, anywhere!

[mdarnton]

I've been eyeing that general type of camera, but usually they have a different kind of back, and I have visions of never finding film holders. That one's tasty!

[Ron (Netherlands)]

This just arrived today, lovingly restored by a very generous new friend of mine: a circa 1898 King Poco 5x7 camera, from the Rochester Camera and Supply Co (which was absorbed by Kodak a few years later).
It's an English style folder, made from mahogany, brass and leather, and weighs <less> than my new Chamonix 4x5 view camera.
I don't think there are too many of these out there, anywhere!

Great job! beautiful wood finish and the bellows are looking great - they look original....

[IanG]

This just arrived today, lovingly restored by a very generous new friend of mine: a circa 1898 King Poco 5x7 camera, from the Rochester Camera and Supply Co (which was absorbed by Kodak a few years later).
It's an English style folder, made from mahogany, brass and leather, and weighs <less> than my new Chamonix 4x5 view camera.
I don't think there are too many of these out there, anywhere!

It's an interesting camera it's transitional, somewhere between the more traditional British field camera designs and the most common US LF designs Ansco, Koronona, Seneca etc, best of both with a modern style spring back. We didn't really switch to the spring back and standard sized film/plate holders a=until after WWII, although Kodak Ltd made Half Plate & Whole plate cameras in the UK used modern holders the Half plate being the same outside dimensions as the US 7x5.

You have a great camera there, it will be light, even my 12x10 British field camera is a fraction of the weight of an 10x8 Agfa Ansco.

Ian

[David Aimone]

Hoping to do more shooting with it next week, or as soon as it gets a bit warmer. It weighs about 2.9lbs or 1.3kg without lens, so it's a lightweight beauty. I'm not sure if the current restoration replaced the film back (which would have to have been a modification at some earlier point) or if this is another he placed on it. I believe he originally wanted to replace it, then decided to restore the one that was on it, probably taking it off, refinishing and new hardware. I know the GG is new to the camera.

It's an interesting camera it's transitional, somewhere between the more traditional British field camera designs and the most common US LF designs Ansco, Koronona, Seneca etc, best of both with a modern style spring back. We didn't really switch to the spring back and standard sized film/plate holders a=until after WWII, although Kodak Ltd made Half Plate & Whole plate cameras in the UK used modern holders the Half plate being the same outside dimensions as the US 7x5.

You have a great camera there, it will be light, even my 12x10 British field camera is a fraction of the weight of an 10x8 Agfa Ansco.

Ian

[MatchingMole]

Some nice stuff there!

Technikardan, last summer, above the rhonegletscher, in the swiss alps

[IanG]

Hoping to do more shooting with it next week, or as soon as it gets a bit warmer. It weighs about 2.9lbs or 1.3kg without lens, so it's a lightweight beauty. I'm not sure if the current restoration replaced the film back (which would have to have been a modification at some earlier point) or if this is another he placed on it. I believe he originally wanted to replace it, then decided to restore the one that was on it, probably taking it off, refinishing and new hardware. I know the GG is new to the camera.

First glance it appears a Spring back has been added where a book-form back and plate holders would have fitted, but it's a good practical compromise and means the camera will work nicely.

Ian

[DrTang]

here's a couple

a Cambo TWR on the left and a B&J 8x10 with sinar shutter and lens clamp on the right