Hi fellas! - Longtime lurker on this wonderful forum making his first thread!
I have had this project on the back burner for a long time and I have a desire to get it finished by the end of the year. Here is the link to the GoFundMe page: http://www.gofundme.com/ultra-large-format
Quick background info, I purchased a Bell & Howell 914mm f8 lens from the bay back in 2012 with the intent of creating a 16"x20" camera built around utilizing the lens to its potential. I started by thinking I would make a camera just to work with this lens only but I decided to move to a more versatile design in case I decided to use other optics in the future.
My biggest stumbling block has been finances. I have used materials from friends and family and hand tools (and one power drill) to create what I have thus far. You can see some of the progress on my tumblr page here: http://humblecinematographer.tumblr.com/
I have decided to take to crowd funding to see if I can raise funds for completion. In my budget I have determined the cost of film (which I will have to order from Ilford next year), materials to build the front standard and film holders, purchase a tripod for the giant, development and printing (I will develop and print at a local B&W darkroom that just opened up), and the possibility that I will need to rebuild part of the already build camera (due to cracking wood from my hurried construction process, my bad)
I'd like to know if anyone has ideas for reward levels? I thought about personal portraits but the cost of such a reward would be pretty high due to the cost of film and developing and printing. If anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear!
Take a look, spread the word, and I hope to be shooting with this guy in the near future!
All the best,
-Jacob
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