I now paint for visibility
Not camouflage
I now paint for visibility
Not camouflage
Tin Can
I have a few lensboards here and there that are definately flat grey. Original Norma finish is like a "Hammerloid" or wrinkle grey-greenish color. I have found for touching up and patching up nasty holes are tears in boards and around, Latex Benjamin Moore paint, I took a Norma board into the store, and they zapped it. Depending on how you view the equipment this "body work" in entirely acceptable and ugly defects largely disappear.
I bought my first 8x10 Norma from a friend who was the area prominent fashion photographer. After I paid he told me that he completely repainted the Norma Rear Standard, no big deal because he was a professional painter. It must have been completely trashed and ugly but this one looks like new. He went into the store, they zapped something Norma Green, and mixed up oil-based paint, which you can't get anymore around here. He let the oil paint nearly dry, then went over it with a dry brush, and it was convincing.
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“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
― Mark Twain
My guess is the grey pieces are special use pieces for some other industrial/scientific use. The pieces came from someone formerly employeed at Sandia National Labratories (the place where they designed and built the rest of the atomic bombs, i.e. the parts without plutonium.) I like the grey, and if I could, I'd love the whole camera to be grey.
Sounds like you have a few British classics in your garage
Originally Posted by John Layton
Green like the Toyo VX? That would be cool! Or, more like a British racing green? Love this on something like an old Jag. or MGA, even an older 911 - but on a camera I'm not so sure...hmmm
No...just a German classic (a humble 944) - in a color called "Maraschino Red:"
After looking for a few years, I lucked into this beauty - A Blair English Compact in the 8x10 size. Plenty of brass and beautiful mahogany and so light compared with a few other 8x10 models I have shot with.
Blair English Compact large format by rrunnertexas, on Flickr
Blair English Compact large format by rrunnertexas, on Flickr
It's very beautiful
Pressing the shutter is the only easy thing
SONY DSC by Nokton48, on Flickr
I built this new to me 8x10 Norma (my second one) which I configured from pieces I recently acquired. An F Front Standard, and a Norma 8x10 Rear Standard. A great location combination. I got this idea when my Wife and I went to the Wexner Center at O.S.U. and see Annie Leibovitz's photos on exhibition. This camera was shown in a photo Annie snapped was a wall-sized B&W, of Richard Avedon's equipment closet. I thought it rather strange at the time, an F attached to a Norma. I think it will make a very good field camera. Shown with the 360mm Schneider Symmar in Norma Iris mount, and the Norma Shutter. So a 60's era speedy location camera. I've tested the camera in the studio and it's a winner.
18x24 Mammo Shortie Sawed Off Norma by Nokton48, on Flickr
This is a test shot (my Shorty Norma) French Kodak 18x24cm Mammo Film, processed in D23 1:1. Taking camera is my new Annie/Avedon inspired 8x10 Norma. I applied 30 degrees of front and rear swing, the Norma original recessed lensboard is sharp all the way across the field. I like how the DOF drops off with the 360mm f5.6 Norma Symmar. There appears to be highlight blooming, which I find kind of attractive. Best thing about this film was that it was not at all expensive. And I have a lot of it
My "Shorty Sawed-Off Norma" has a basic rail cut down, to just accomodate a 120mm lens. Here it is shown with the 47mm f8 Super Angulon, which I am looking forward to using a lot with 2x3 and 6x9. This is not a telephoto camera, but I can easily lift and carry it with one hand without strain. The lowly Star-D tripod is sturdy enough with this setup, given proper time to settle down. I cut both ends off a basic Norma rail with my Lil Machine Shop Bandsaw. So it is now simply a hollow tube perfect length for Field and Architecture.
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“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
― Mark Twain
My Arca-Swiss F Metric Field w/Micro-Orbix 4x5 in an interesting location.
Arca-Swiss 4x5 v1 by Jeffery Dale Welker, on Flickr
Arca-Swiss 4x5 v2 by Jeffery Dale Welker, on Flickr
Arca-Swiss 4x5 v3 by Jeffery Dale Welker, on Flickr
Arca-Swiss 4x5 v4 by Jeffery Dale Welker, on Flickr
...and the resulting image.
GILLESPIE DAM, ARIZONA by Jeffery Dale Welker, on Flickr
"I have this feeling of walking around for days with the wind knocked out of me." - Jim Harrison
Great outfit and great result ...and the rocket blower fits nicely into the scenery :-)My Arca-Swiss F Metric Field w/Micro-Orbix 4x5 in an interesting location.
...and the resulting image.
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