M.UMUT SARAC (drumheller@fornet.net.tr)
Mon, 15 Feb 1999 22:59:42 -0800
Thank you for your kind message . I want to build a camera from aluminium plates
so
wood is not for me . Yes I m really new person at here and wetplate process is
for me.
If there is a web page about it all , please inform me .
And otherwise this lens is a 315 mm with its own converter.
Have I a chance to cover a larger plate without lose anything.?
Hal Faulkner wrote:
> The image circle of your lens is approx. 255mm (using both elements for
> 180mm focal length) at f:16 focused at infinity, which means it can cover a
> little mere than a 5x7. This lens will not quite cover a full plate (6.5 x
> 8.5 in.) You don't mention where you are but you might have difficulty
> obtaining glass plates, at least modern ones are VERY expensive. If you
> want to do wet plate you may have better luck. At least financially. There
> are others on the list who can give you information on that.
>
> Your camera will need to have at least 180 mm from the lens to the film
> plane. Where exactly on the lens you ask? Well, about the middle. But
> since you need additional extension to focus it will have to be longer than
> that so allow some extra.
>
> To be honest, unless you are a good woodworker and enjoy making this kind of
> thing you will be better off purchasing an old wooden view camera in 4x5 or
> 5x7 and finding plate holders than if you were to build one. But then,
> that's part of the process for some.
> View Camera magazine has published articles about building and restoring
> wooden cameras and you might find some good sources in past issues.
>
> Good luck, have fun
>
> Hal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: M.UMUT SARAC [mailto:drumheller@fornet.net.tr]
> Sent: Monday, February 15, 1999 9:03 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Subject: glass plate+platino+homemade cams.
>
> I want to learn about glass-plate photography. William Henry Jacksons
> negatives
> impressed me very much .I want to start to build a homemade camera and
> than print
> the negatives on platino - palladium paper.I bought a Schneider -
> Kreuznach 12082194
> Symmar 1 /5.6 / 180 *** 1:12 / 315. What can be the largest glass
> format
> for this objective and how can I calculate the all dimentional data of
> this camera box.?
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