It's called a BeeBee. Made by Certo for Burleigh Brooks. I imagine it would fit on any number of 9x12 cameras of that era (20's, 30's?). No pics yet. I'll try to get some.
Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Yeo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 8:19 AM Subject: Re: [Cameramakers] 9x12 to 4x5 adaptor > What type of camera is the adaptor for? > > John > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gene Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 2:04 PM > Subject: [Cameramakers] 9x12 to 4x5 adaptor > > > > Well I finished my adaptor and it seems to be functionally perfect if > > marginally ugly. All my 4x5 magazines, film holders and roll film backs > fit > > fine. the estimated total cost is around 20 bucks. The back is sort of a > > spring back but with a removable groundglass. The spring is made of music > > wire about 2mm in dia and is bend into sort of a recurved bucket handle. > > Pulling outward allows removal of the groundglass or filmholder. Like I > > mentioned before, the adaptor is made of many small pieces of ABS sheet > > glued and screwed together. > > > > I replaced the 135 CZJ Tessar with a 127mm Ektar I already had. This > mostly > > for the flash synch, though I suspect the Ektar will be a slightly nicer > > lens than the lovely old Tessar. Perfect for portraits in the park with > the > > 6x7 roll back. 4x5 sheets will not get completely covered, of course, but > I > > don't lose very much. 9x12 comes to about 3 1/2 x 4 3/4. > > > > Cheers. > > > > Gene > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Cameramakers mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers > > _______________________________________________ > Cameramakers mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers > _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
