Who knows this camera (maker)

[alex from holland]

Hello all,

a few weeks i bought this camera.
More because it had a very nice hermagis petzval on it.
Is there anyone who can tell me some more about this camera or maker.
It can be used in either portrait or landscape mode.
I am very interested why it has 3 slots for groundglass and plateholder ?

who can help me with these questions ??

thanks

Alex

[alex from holland]

[GPS]

Hello all,

a few weeks i bought this camera.
More because it had a very nice hermagis petzval on it.
Is there anyone who can tell me some more about this camera or maker.
It can be used in either portrait or landscape mode.
I am very interested why it has 3 slots for groundglass and plateholder ?

who can help me with these questions ??

thanks

Alex

Yes, the back serves as a storage device for both the gg and the film holder. Practical, isn't it?
Remember the idea I gave you in the other thread..?

[alex from holland]

Yes, the back serves as a storage device for both the gg and the film holder. Practical, isn't it?
Remember the idea I gave you in the other thread..?

Ok , but why 3 slots ?? If two , i could understand why, 3 ??

[GPS]

For the same reason why you don't go to the field with one film holder only... (don't tell me you do...;-))

[Cor]

For the same reason why you don't go to the field with one film holder only... (don't tell me you do...;-))

I do..when shooting Wet Plate..

Cor

[GPS]

I do..when shooting Wet Plate..

Cor

Ah, you still have a lot to learn from the old Masters then...

[Steven Tribe]

A limited search points to Schaeffner being a general Photographic Dealer with a exclusive address in Paris who labelled, bought in and commissioned cameras. Most French Tailboard's were not identified by the true maker. This is different from any I have seen and looks as though it might be of the Mono/Stereo variety with moving lens board in the landscape position. Look for cut-outs in the frame underneath the GG.

[alex from holland]

Hi Steven,

do you mean this ??

[alex from holland]

For the same reason why you don't go to the field with one film holder only... (don't tell me you do...;-))

yes i do.

Same as cor, wetplater

alex