Re: Building 15x15 camera
A "sliding box" camera is one of the simplest camera designs. It does not provide for any camera movements except for focus. If you have never built a camera before this would be a good starting point. It would be the simplest thiing to build An example is here: http://home.online.no/~gjon/sliding-box_camera_replica.pdf For much more information on camera building see http://home.online.no/~gjon/camerabuilders.htm and the yahoo camera makers list: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cameramakers/ Gord On Wednesday 03 September 2008 10:04:38 am Zev Schmitz wrote: > Hello all > > I just got an old Nikon barrel lens that throws an 18" circle and am > hoping to build a 15x15" camera using it. I have an idea of how to > build the film holder for it but am unsure of the best approach for > the actual body and bellows (which I have no money to buy and will > have to shimmy together). Does anyone have any suggestions on the > basic design and or any online plans for such a camera? I'm hoping to > get it built in the next two weeks as I'm enrolled in a semester of > palladium printing... (exciting!) > > Thanks! > > -Zev -- Gordon J. Holtslander Dept. of Biology gordon.holtslander@usask.ca University of Saskatchewan Tel 306 966-4433 112 Science Place Fax 306 966-4461 Saskatoon, SK http://homepage.usask.ca/~gjh289 Canada S7N 5E2
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