[pure-silver] Re: Large camera plans
- From: "Ralph W. Lambrecht" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: PureSilverNew <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:38:05 +0100
Camera Bellows in the UK sells the same 4x5 kit. It looked very basic to me.
http://www.camerabellows.com/Bulldog.html
Regards
Ralph W. Lambrecht
http://www.darkroomagic.com
On 2006-12-01 19:51, "Brian Reynolds" <reynolds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Mark Blackwell wrote:
>> Well taking the largest camera ever used in a slightly different
>> direction, I am soon going to build a camera. Ive seen the Bender
>> plans, and I am a fair woodworker. Yet I would be interested to
>> know if there are other common plans out there, and if you have
>> built one was it used successfully.
>
> I had a Bender 4x5 camera kit. I got it about 95% done (needed to
> finish the ground glass frame). By that time I had gotten a Speed
> Graphic and didn't want to fiddle with the Bender anymore. I gave it
> to a friend. I wasn't impressed with the joinery. Lots of butt
> joints with screws. The monorail riders in particular looked like
> they would cause trouble.
>
> The Lee Filters Bulldog camera kit looks good. I've seen it at Photo
> Plus Expo a few times. It is laster cut from MDF. Pop the pieces out
> and glue it together. If I were to buy a camera kit today this would
> be the one. Too bad they don't make a 5x7 version.
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