Show off your Large Format camera!

[axs810]

David - That is one fine Kodak 2D!


I've never seen an 11x14 version...is there a 16x20 version too? 0_o ?

[David Lobato]

Roger, Ken, it's an Empire State Camera No. 1. Here's a crop of a jpeg.

[Roger Thoms]

Thanks David, at first I thought it looked like a 2D, but the front rise and the lens board retaining hardware looked different. The finish looks pretty dark which I what got me wondering. Nice looking camera btw.

Roger

[StoneNYC]

Although the purpose of this video isn't to show off my camera, it still shows it off pretty nicely

https://youtu.be/11oFN6NYhQg

[Emil Schildt]

Although the purpose of this video isn't to show off my camera, it still shows it off pretty nicely

https://youtu.be/11oFN6NYhQg

interesting how you pronounce the camera name...

Not that you're wrong, but in my head it sounds different... (I'd use a french way of pronouncing it - and only because I think the name sounds French...)

[StoneNYC]

interesting how you pronounce the camera name...

Not that you're wrong, but in my head it sounds different... (I'd use a french way of pronouncing it - and only because I think the name sounds French...)

Yea I have no idea if it's right but most of the other YouTube videos seem to pronounce it that way.

Plus this...

http://youtu.be/8DzXu5FnFfc

And this...

http://forvo.com/word/chamonix/

I guess I am not adding the accent, but I think it's still not totally off base?

Anyway, it's a Chinese camera so... Haha

[Robert Brazile]

David: The brick pattern makes me think Rice but I don't recognize the building...?

Robert Brazile

[David Lobato]

Robert, it's the Rothko Chapel. I did a 3 year project on Barnett Newman's Broken Obelisk sculpture and got more than I hoped for on 8x10 two years ago, one early May morning. So realizing it was the same calendar time, and the weather was the same as then, I tried a repeat shoot with the 11x14. But the sculpture was gone! Presumably for maintenance or loaned out. I photographed the chapel a couple of times so as not to go away empty handed. It's very nice to be there at dawn, with or without a camera.

[Robert Brazile]

Ah, the Rothko...thanks! I feel better. :-)

Robert

[Islandor]

Gandolfi "Traditional" aka "Precision" Camera

Thanks to Emil I now know at least the correct name of this nice old camera. I just purchased it from an auction in the UK and it was stated to have had some restoration work (new bellows, and more?) done in 1990. I believe that it was made between 1938~75 and I'm really looking forward to learning how to use it properly, but that will take some time for sure! Have been reading about tripods, film & holders, and such here on the site, and thanks to all for putting up such great information!!! The Camera came with 4 Lenses, a Schneider Super Angulon f8/65mm Syncro Compur (Mounted), Schneider Xenar (Mounted) f4.7/135mm Syncro Compur, Kodak Ektar f7.7/203mm Prontor SVS, and a Victorian Brass Lens as well. Since I'm mostly interested in landscape and architectural I'm hoping that the 65mm lens will be a good one to start with. Have also bought a few other much older LF wood cameras from the UK that are more 'project' types as I enjoy working with wood and want to try my hand at restoration of them. Hope to be showing them here someday as well if I don't screw them up too badly. Will probably be asking some dumb questions here along the way as well In the meantime this beauty should be good to go!