[ATM] patterns for antique camera focusers

hermit hermit at outofoptions.org
Wed Apr 11 23:15:37 JST 2007


I have recently started working with a 4x5 camera.  There are designs on 
the web on how to design and fold the bellows.  Someone recently put out 
a self published book on the subject.  You could check the archives at 
http://largeformatphotography.info for that.  Many commented that a 
computer was overkill though.  Never tried it myself.

Ken Lowther

Dominic-Luc Webb wrote:
> In rummaging through a lot of years of toy building, I
> found to my horror a reminder that there is one thing I
> have still not gotten round to building - after about
> 20 years! Well, now is the time. My designs have moved
> to prime focusing, and my 6x6 film camera mounted just
> behind a projection lens at prime focus looked a lot
> like that antique panorama camera I never got round to
> building, which looks like this....
>
> http://www.historiccamera.com/messageboard1/39.html
>
> Does anyone know how to make the patterns for the folding
> (accordian-like) cover? I am curious what material they
> are made of. While paper-like, the cover on my ancient
> folding camera (Zeiss, 1920's ?) still works fine. And
> yes, I want this particular style mainly because it looks
> cool!
>
> Dominic-Luc Webb
>
>
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