on 12/21/2001 7:58 AM, ragowaring at [email protected] wrote: > I have an old DIY (Do It Yourself) Manual from the 1920's, I think, that > shows you how to make a quarter plate camera from scratch including bellows, > boards, dark slides, frame, brass fittings, etc, etc. It is quite a process > and you need to be quite skilled with woodworking tools. However, with > modern materials and equipment the work is made much easier > > If anyone is interested I can scan the chapter and email it as a PDF file or > whatever. I shall just need a little time. Let me know if you are > interested. > > Alexis > > > > > on 21/12/01 11:12 am, Guy Glorieux at [email protected] wrote: > >> Hi Murray, >> >> I've also got one of those 18x24 bellows which I picked up on ebay a couple >> of >> years ago and which is still sitting in its box. I find that there are a >> number or issues to need to be resolved but I haven'tresolved them yet. But >> I have not put my imagination full time on it. >> >> The questions I need to resolve are: >> 1. What kind of frame to build for the back standard and the front standard, >> considering that the back will need to hold a very large format film or >> paper, that the front will need to hold the lensboard and that the two should >> preferably be parallel. >> 2. How do I get the front and back standards aligned together rigidly to a >> frame that will allow the bellows to extend or compress. In the case of an >> 18"x24", the considerable weight of the bellows makes this a more difficult >> problem to solve than for a 4x5 or an 8x10 bellows. >> 3. What kind of light-tight contraption do I build to hold the paper or film >> against the back standard. >> 4. Is there a way that I can build a contraption that will allow me to place >> several sheets of paper or film, so that I don't have to run back to my >> darkroom after each exposure? >> >> I haven't tought about this for some time. I did check around on the >> internet >> for sites that talk about building large format cameras and I found quite a >> lot of useful information. My problem is that I am not very good as a >> woodworker and I just don't have the right tools. >> >> I'd be interested to hear about your ideas for your camera. I don't see any >> problems discussing it on the list, unless we get into minute details. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Guy >> >> Uptown Gallery wrote: >> >>> Hello: >>> >>> Excuse the partial diversion from pinhole - I am thinking about what to do >>> with an 18" x 24" bellows I picked up - definitely pinhole first, but I >>> would like to have the option of experiementing with a lens - and the only >>> affordable way would be a homebrew lens. >>> >>> Is there anyone here who has any experience with simple 2-element lenses >>> with insertable Waterhouse stops willing email off list about some of the >>> basics of such a camera? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Murray >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Pinhole-Discussion mailing list >>> Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??????? >>> unsubscribe or change your account at >>> http://www.???????/discussion/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pinhole-Discussion mailing list >> Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??????? >> unsubscribe or change your account at >> http://www.???????/discussion/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Pinhole-Discussion mailing list > Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??????? > unsubscribe or change your account at > http://www.???????/discussion/ Alexis,
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