Horseman Technical Cameras

[ic-racer]

Nice work on that site. I use the VH-R and FA, and it seem those are already covered well. I could contribute PDF files of a 1992 Horseman Catalog and an 80's Foldout on the VH-R.

I could also contribute individual pictures of each of the VH-R lenses (I have all 8) with some info on each lens.

Depending on how detailed you would like the web pages, each lens could have a page with pictures of the different styles. I believe there were 4 styles for each lens:
1) Silver lens on gray board
2) Black lens on gray board
3) Black lens on black board (some recessed)
4) Black ER lens on black board with permanently attached solenoid for ER1

[ic-racer]

I didn't see these links to the VHR manuals on your site:

http://www.butkus.org/chinon/horsema...seman_vh-r.htm
http://martyfoto.host.sk/horseman/horsemanVHR1.html

[ic-racer]

Here are two links to the battery for the VH-R electric grip:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=3417565
http://www.exellbattery.com/detail.asp?PID=505A

[Brian Wallen]

ic-racer, that is a beautiful VH-R. How about writing a review of this model? Information about lens fitting, cams, VF/RF capabilities and operation are all topics I haven't said anything about, plus the impressions of a dedicated user can be helpful to those considering a purchase. We can use images of your kit, either as a gallery or along the edge where you'd like to illustrate certain features as you describe them.

You also have a nice collection of lenses. I'd be glad to start a series of pages, maybe like the camera specs pages that provide images and specs of each lens model. Did Horseman make its own lenses or are these from another maker, rebranded for Horseman. A history of Horseman lens models?

I am fuzzy on operation of the grip. I've hypothesized about power features for the ER-1, but you obviously have direct experience with those for the VH-R and possibly you know differences between the models.

I can add the links selectively, for example at the bottoms of review and specs pages for particular models. A general links page might be useful. I can set up the PDF catalog for download. I've gathered that the Horseman technicals withered gradually from the Horseman line. Any reliable information about the ends of production for models would be interesting.

You can feed me information in notes or write articles and I will publish them as yours.

[Oren Grad]

Updated link for the entry point to Brian's Horseman pages:

http://www.bnphoto.org/bnphoto/LFN/C..._Horseman1.htm

[Robert Jonathan]

Is it a coincidence that the horseman L45 looks exactly as a cambo legend? Or is horsemann the reseller for cambo in japan?

Actually, it's similar to the Cambo Master, not Legend. The Legend is U-shaped.

The Master/Master PC and Horseman monorails are both L-shaped cameras.