Murray,
I recall an old-timer telling me when he did aerial photography with a
Speed Graphic, he would make a "wind guard" from thin aluminum sheet to
protect the bellows from the wind. It seems boxing in your bellows with some
light, rigid sheet material (aluminum roof flashing, thick corregated
cardboard, foamcore,etc.) would make your bellows camera into a box camera.
A Nylon strap with velcro fastener around the front and rear standards might
work to hold in on. There is the trick of hanging a bag of rocks, sand,
anything heavy from the bottom of the tripod center post to stabilize the
tripod. I have stabilized my Eastman 2D 8X10 by sticking a monopod under the
front of the bed. It doesn't even need to be screwed on, just poking it
under so it holds itself adds a lot of stiffness. If you aren't too far
from your car, a couple of long poles to hold a sheet of nylon or plastic to
make a portable wind break to hide behind would probably help you. Please
let us know what works best for you.
From: "Uptown Gallery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 10:39 AM
Subject: [Cameramakers] wind stability
> I was thinking more about bellows wind-loading...shaking and vibrating.
>
> I want to take Lake Michigan winter photos but it's so windy (a layer of
> snow will take care of the blowing sand) I hate to get out of the car.
>
> Maybe a box camera would be better a bellows type for aggressive wind.
>
> Murray
>
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