> I built the Bender 4x5 camera last year. The directions are clear and
> the work is not too hard. Overall, it was an interesting and fun project.
> However, by the time I had purchased a lens, a Polaroid Back, a roll-film
> back, some cut-film backs, a tripod, and a backpack to carry all this,
> the monetary savings over a purchased camera was not terribly significant.
Really? I thought most view cameras are in the $thousands range. I was
actually thinking about using the Bender as a 4x5 copy camera. Do you
think that will be an overkill? Is there other easier ways of building a
copy camera?
Dave Soemarko