building of the view cam.

[PNA]

WOW, I'm impressed......

It looks great, nicely done! Let's see some shots using the effects of the swing lens.

 

[mysteryscribe]

hell, I never said I knew how to do all that stuff.

1st and I hope worst shot from the view cam

 

[PNA]

Not bad!

At leasts it's B&W!!!

 

[mysteryscribe]

I was finally able to get a lens test done.... This is the lens I bought a ansco 116 with a missing bellows for under ten bucks. This is it shot at it's best.

I have one more camera to test then I'm going to shoot this one as much as I can without a cable release.

 

[PNA]

That's terrific.....some nice detailis showing up, sharpness all the way to the pole.

I haven't seen the word Ansco (cameras) in centuries. Are they still around???? the company?

 

[mysteryscribe]

sometime in the forties or fifties I think they merged with agfa of germany. There was a lot of german american mixing of camera parts and technology. Then agfa kind fizzled as far as I know. I might have seen some gaf stuff that had an agfa subbrand in the sixties Im not really sure any more. Gaf is gone too i think.

I was surprised to find bell and howell still in the camera business even if it is rebranding other companies cameras.

 

[PNA]

My Uncle Nick had an old B&H 16 mm movie camera; turret with 3 lenses, as I remember.

Wish I had the movies he took when I was a kid with my cousins.

Where has the time gone????!

 

[mysteryscribe]

Well to lament the changing times, I went to the hardware store today to buy a couple of bolts. I got four 1/4 by 1 1/4 inch x 20 twist and they were $2.10 the times they are a changin for sure.

I don't even listen to my wife talk about the price of a nickel loaf of bread now.

I can build a prefectly good camera for under thirty bucks, but I can't buy the gas to go shoot it for less than 40 lol. Something definitely wrong with that.

 

[mysteryscribe]

You should all be thrilled to note that the viewcam is built and you will no longer be hearing about it. Photos may appear at anytime but the actually building days are finished. Long live the butchered polaroids.

 

[PNA]

Thrilled indeed.....

My internet server was knocked out last night due to a storm, but as you can see we're back on line again.

I was surprised to see the sharpness you're getting with the camera. very nice!

Bring on more shots.

 

[mysteryscribe]

Its going to get better actually. Today I swapped out the lens for a old polaroid lens made by yashica camera company in the 50s... It is a better glass but the shutter on it isn't very adaptive. Life is a trade off. The ansco will most likely go on a field type camera/.