Now this is a Massive Lens

[CCHarrison]

.....and massive wet plate camera....Circa 1870's. Image is likey to be of George Kendall Warren, famed photog in Cambridgeport and Boston circa 1860-1884... Image from Cowan's Auctions - great place for early photography. CDV images sold for $ 3,680 in 2004.

Dan

[mark anderson]

if he is trying to make adjustments to the lens his tecnique looks like a pain in the ..........

[altair]

The lens is so huge he can sit on it...there must be some sort of intrinsic meaning to that which I have yet to grasp..

[Mark Sawyer]

A rare and valuable photograph documenting the invention of the "front tilt" movement!

[Ash]

I wouldn't mind seating like that in my house