I'm making my first 6x12 camera. The cameras will take 120 film and have a fix 90mm Schneider Anguton lens. I have a few questions, I need help on. What is the...
Hi Jacob, Ground Glass - consider satin snow, made to order (long lead time though) http://www.satinsnowglass.com/ Distance lens to film - this will vary...
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Apr 5, 2007 4:37 am
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I am putting together a 6x17 and am trying to think of a nice way to attach the front and rear panels to the body. Body is simple wood box and front and rear...
I'm trying to improve on the focus arrangements for my camera, can someone help? I've a lens of 13.5cm, so the infinity focus should be a this measurement,...
The focal length is measured from the "nodal point". For a symmetrical lens this is in the exact middle of the lens. Many lens are not symmetrical but the...
Hi I've started to make a 4x5 camera. I'm currently working on the bellows. I made a small 3x3x6 sample bellows for practice. I'm very happy with the results....
It depends upon how closely you want to shoot (i.e., distance to the photographed object). You can estimate the needed draw approximately by using the simple...
Dear Don, Thanks for your help. For those of us that are not familiar with formulas: Could you please tell us what both "i" and "o" stand for? I guess that "f"...
... fold up to.if your doing landscape work, you may want to use a wide angle lens. so you need to make sure that your bellows will fold up to that the ones on...
"f" = the stated focal length of the lens in use. "i" = image distance, the distance from the "rear nodal point" of the lens to the film plane. "o" = object...
Thanks Don I appreciate all your help. ... the lens ... of the lens ... focus. ... determine the ... discussion, you can ... because the ... couple of ... your...
"i" is the distance from the plane of the image to the lens and "o" is the distance from the object to the lens. This is slightly tricky because the equation...
R. Mueller
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Apr 17, 2007 3:04 pm
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I'm in the planning stages for a 7x17 camera and am pondering the possibilities for attaching the bellows to the frames and mounting the whole lot to the...
... experience / knowledge on the ... Glennview has a kit but I think he starts with an 8x10, I think he does that so that you have heavier standards, longer...
Glennview's is for a 4x5 or 8x10, but just the P and P2, not the F. Andy ... experience / knowledge on the ... Glennview has a kit but I think he starts with...
Greetings. Here it is again! I am trying to make my own polaroid 110A/B/900 converted 4x5. I have two 110A's a 900 and a Shackman custom cast holder/shank type...
Hello "shootinglondon", though only with a camera I hope, in these troubled times ..... <VBG> I am another Brit, and though I am not completely sure what you...
... Good Lord - over the years there have been dozens of articles on this conversion. Before you use a power tool, Google for a couple of hours. Marv...
Just found and joined the group yesterday. I was a member of the original camera makers list but never actually got around to making a camera, even though I...
Does any one have information on a 5X7 Graflok Back. I am looking for a back or the metal parts to make one, (the spring and arms.) Ted in Tacoma WA USA...
It's been a really long time since I posted my inital question concerning motorizing a slit-scan panoramic camera... now it's done for quite a while and the...
I love the results in particular the third. The perspective is, for want of a better word, flat. Do you have a a flickr account or website to see more of the...
... Hi Chris, you can check this link: http://www.nullmedium.de/panorama/cyclops.html Only the 'Bunker' stuff is with the motorized Cyclops, thew rest was done...
Is there any known optical system which is compact while offering the function of adapting a lens (zoom lens, in fact) to a smaller format? Such a device would...
R. Mueller
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Jun 30, 2007 12:34 pm
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I'm looking for Kodak 2-1/4 x 3-1/4 metal sheet film holders. They usually have an embossed triangle logo and may also be known as Kodak Recomar Model 18...