Show off your Large Format camera!

[Louis Pacilla]

Here's my Century Multiple Camera (Penny Camera)with a Voightlander 5b.

The only one I have seen with "all" the inserts from factory and to tell you the truth, without the inserts it's nothing but a 5x7 studio camera.

This one may be moving on but then again maybe not.

I have owned it for several years now.

[StoneNYC]

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Anthony & Scovill Champion 8x10, Variation No. 3, circa 1907, (modified back). Once advertised as the world's lightest.
R. D. Gray Periscope No. 6 lens
Folmer Graflex tilt
Rochester Optical Co. Carlton's Sliding Tripod

How much does it weigh?

[StoneNYC]

Here's my Century Multiple Camera (Penny Camera)with a Voightlander 5b.

The only one I have seen with "all" the inserts from factory and to tell you the truth, without the inserts it's nothing but a 5x7 studio camera.

This one may be moving on but then again maybe not.

I have owned it for several years now.

Love the tassel on the lens cap, classic!

[DannL]

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Anthony & Scovill Champion 8x10, Variation No. 3, circa 1907, (modified back). Once advertised as the world's lightest.
R. D. Gray Periscope No. 6 lens
Folmer Graflex tilt
Rochester Optical Co. Carlton's Sliding Tripod

How much does it weigh?

The camera alone, without a lens, weighs 4 lbs 6 oz. With the addition of the Periscope lens pictured, it weighs in at 5 lbs. For an 8x10 camera, I consider it very portable.

[StoneNYC]

The camera alone, without a lens, weighs 4 lbs 6 oz. With the addition of the Periscope lens pictured, it weighs in at 5 lbs. For an 8x10 camera, I consider it very portable.

That seems impossibly light, even the Chamonix 810 is 8-9lbs

[DannL]

That seems impossibly light, even the Chamonix 810 is 8-9lbs

A loaded plate holder weighs about 2.25 lbs. So as soon as you throw on additional plate holders for the days outing, this weight would become considerable. I suspect they discovered that by minimizing the bells and whistles on the camera to what was just absolutely necessary, it helped considerably in reducing it's overall weight. Something to also consider. In the age of horse and buggy the weight of your camera equipment was a factor in your travels.

[StoneNYC]

A loaded plate holder weighs about 2.25 lbs. So as soon as you throw on additional plate holders for the days outing, this weight would become considerable. I suspect they discovered that by minimizing the bells and whistles on the camera to what was just absolutely necessary, it helped considerably in reducing it's overall weight. Something to also consider. In the age of horse and buggy the weight of your camera equipment was a factor in your travels.

Think the Chamonix has more movements?

[DannL]

Think the Chamonix has more movements?

I believe the camera you have referenced is http://www.chamonixviewcamera.com/810.html

Just from what I can deduce in the specifications, the Chamonix has sufficient movements expected in a "modern" camera. The movements require additional parts, thus additional weight. I also noticed the wood is overly thick as compare to my old camera.

The Anthony & Scovill has two movements only. Approximately 2 inches of front rise/fall, and about 10 degrees of rear tilt. And that's it. There is no gearing or metal in the focus train. No swings. No front tilts, etc. The back can be rotated landscape/portrait. And that's about it for features. One aspect beyond it's weight, or lack of, that I really enjoy is that when the camera is closed, it is only 4.25 inches thick. If fits very well into a backpack. The camera is not perfect by any measure, but works fine for normal exposures.

[StoneNYC]

I believe the camera you have referenced is http://www.chamonixviewcamera.com/810.html

Just from what I can deduce in the specifications, the Chamonix has sufficient movements expected in a "modern" camera. The movements require additional parts, thus additional weight. I also noticed the wood is overly thick as compare to my old camera.

The Anthony & Scovill has two movements only. Approximately 2 inches of front rise/fall, and about 10 degrees of rear tilt. And that's it. There is no gearing or metal in the focus train. No swings. No front tilts, etc. The back can be rotated landscape/portrait. And that's about it for features. One aspect beyond it's weight, or lack of, that I really enjoy is that when the camera is closed, it is only 4.25 inches thick. If fits very well into a backpack. The camera is not perfect by any measure, but works fine for normal exposures.

Oh! Gotcha! Thanks man, for a second I thought I might be investing in the wrong camera

[DKimg]

Loving the LF experience!