[LargeFormat] Empire State Camera
karl Faller
largeformat@f32.net
Thu Dec 9 00:59:49 2004
Your experience and access is outstanding but maybe purchase a new
bellows.
A new bellows will cost 300 - 400, plus shipping. Turner / Joe Merry:
585 235 4456, NY - Camera Bellows: Veronica Haynes: Birmingham, England.
Some were made of paper, some were made of leather which can be
lubricated with mink oil. Unless you want to tackle this construction,
order a new bellows.
Check for light leaks by putting a light inside the camera, in a dark
room, and look for pin holes.
Holder questions: Allan Brubacker: awbent@linkline.com.
Send your lens to: S.K. Grimes / Adam Dau. 401 762 0857, Rhode Island.
Machinists for Photographers.
> I sent this email a couple of days ago... It didn't appear to get
> posted.
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>> Yes, I have lots of woodworking experience as well as machining and
>> design experience. So I am not concerned about my skills level for
>> this job. But I do understand your concern. Also, I am fortunate in
>> that I have access to a machine shop at work that I can use. Of
>> course for a job like this, I would use the shop on my personal time,
>> with my materials.
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>> The film holders can be reverse engineered from one of my 4x5 film
>> holders to get the basics. But I am hoping someone may have this
>> information on hand (slot depth and tolerance for the film for
>> example). I also have to decide if I am going to make them out of
>> plastic or aluminum. Aluminum has the disadvantage that they will
>> have to be anodized (additional expense).
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>> The bellows.what material were they made from in that era? Paper?
>> Can it be treated to soften them?
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>> The lens, I will most likely send to a pro to be serviced. I am also
>> going to check if any of my 4x5 lenses have enough coverage for this
>> camera, not likely but I will check.
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>> Regards,
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>> Chris
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>> What we do during our working hours determines what we have; what we
>> do in our leisure hours determines what we are. -George Eastman, He
>> lived this philosophy.
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>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "karl Faller"
>> <woodencamera@earthlink.net>
>> To: <largeformat@f32.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 4:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Empire State Camera
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>>>
>>> Chris, do you have a woodworking background?
>>> I don't mean to be discouraging but building holders might be better
>>> left to a professional as well as the camera restoration.
>>> Karl / woodencamera@earthlink.com
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>>>> I'm looking for some information on restoring an old Empire State
>>>> 6.5 x 8.5 view camera. I need to build film holders (Since I can't
>>>> seem to be able to buy any), get the lens reconditioned and either
>>>> recondition the bellows or have it replaced. The bellows still
>>>> extends, but it is very dry
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>>>> The camera appears to be an Empire State Variation 3, however the
>>>> lens looks like it is off a Variation 2.
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>>>> I have put some snap shots of the camera up at:
>>>> http://www.fraser.ca/empire/FrameSet.htm
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>>>> Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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>>>> Regards,
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Chris
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