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Here you can see an unfinished film holder inserted in the back section (on the right, sticking out of the top). In front are the four pieces of the middle section, which slides inside the front and back sections.
On the left is the front, with c-clamps holding the lens-board supports in place as the glue dries.
This camera has a rising front, for perspective control. The front can be raised a couple of inches.
Built from plans in the book 'Primitive Photography' by Alan Greene.
The students' photo club has set up an arrangement whereby one can book time at a studio after completing a course. This was one of the photos I snapped during the course, with my Sinar Norma. It's worth looking at the full-resolution file.
It's the first time I have taken a portrait at an aperture smaller than f/8 (the largest on this lens is f/5.6). I seem to recall I took the photo at f/16. I like the results! Pretty sharp, eh?
Fomapan 100, developed 6 or 7 minutes in XTOL with continuous agitation. Scanned as a 16-bit TIF at 3200dpi with an Epson Perfection 1680, and some contrast added in Lightroom.
I need to get better at dusting the film sheets after loading them into the magazine. The dust was a part of the exposure.
Portrait of Briony today using 5x4 cameras. My arms hurt from carrying them. WUSS.
Hoping to push for a better concept around fabrics and sheets.. we'll have to see!
Inadvertent double exposure!
oops, probably 5 months apart!
included for comedy value
mountain and dog scene "An Teallach"
My first try with a 4x5 camera. Like any kid with a new toy I went way too far playing with the controls. The camera was at the same height as the table and tilted up at about 20 degrees. to capture the top of the building.
then I moved the real of the camera to eliminate any keystoning. This is a 4 story building and it compressed the hight a lot. Thn I tried to tilt the lens to try to increase the dept of field. Well, at least some of it is in focus! It's much more dificult and time consuming then playing with my Holgas. I'm not sure why to light completely dropped off in the lower right hand corner.
The 4x5 model allows u to shoot pinhole shots with a normal film holder behind. The box that holds the pinhole camera is also a 6x8 pinhole camera.
The final (?) iteration of this project. This allows you to develop up to four sheets of 4x5 film in a daylight tank without resorting to rubber bands or hair ties, ie the taco method.
Another test with a 305mm Ilex Acutar lens on my Kodak 2D 8x10 camera. Foma 100 film, Rodinal 1+50. The "scratch" on the left side is an artifact from my scanner.
The current issue of View Camera magazine has an article about Women and Their Big Cameras featuring the photographs of the women who attended the meetup at my place this summer. Pick up the issue if you can. It's a fun read...
Photo courtesy View Camera magazine
Worldwide Pinhole Day 2007, Pittsburgh, PA, f295 Symposium Walkabout
150 mm plywood camera, f300
4x5 320 TXP
2 minute exposure
scanned from the negative
Portraits with a wooden view camera. Lit with Studio Strobes. Shot through an Industar-51 210mm lens on Ilford Photographic Paper.
More details from this session here: Portraits with the Wooden View Camera
I wanted to photograph the mountains in the distance, but fog rolled in as I was setting up.
Burke & James 5x7 view camera with 4x5 reducing back, 8" f/7.5 Graflex Optar, Polaroid Type 55.
Scanner camera project.
Cardboard camera + Industar 210/4.5 large format lens.
Canon Lide 110, XSane controlled (Linux environment)...
Technical support: Leonidas Glaros (physics), Aris Kapelonis (computers).