[LargeFormat] This picture must be as old as our friend in La Jolla :)

tripspud largeformat@f32.net
Sat Jun 14 08:24:27 2003


Hi Jim!

       Sure, but your idea would have been functional.  The old
timer in the photo looks like it's only a display.

Cheers,

Rich Lahrson
Berkeley, California
tripspud@transbay.net

Jim Hemenway wrote:

> I was offered a huge process camera a couple of years ago which hung
> from rails mounted on a ceiling, and so big that it would fit in a
> truck/lorry.  I had the idea that I could mount it in something similar
> to a UPS van, drive to "photogenic" areas around New England and shoot
> 16x20 photos from the back of the vehicle. OT: I would also shoot with a
> Leica and a Rollei of course.
>
> I did come to my senses early enough to abandon the idea before buying a
> van.  This photograph sent to me by a fellow LUGer after he saw the
> Camera Van, reminds me of my temporary insanity.
>
> http://www.hemenway.com/Camera_car.jpg
>
> --
>
> Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
>
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