Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Apologies for being so forgetful with my for sale items. As for sale a few weeks ago: My homemade SuperWide 4x5. This camera was my personal labor of love for a year. It is made of a section of user Crown Graphic that was given to me as a gift after I returned from Iraq in 2005. I cut the camera in half (making it half as deep as the original) and made a support board for a focusing helical then stuck a 65mm f/8 Schneider Super Angulon on the end of the helical. The camera body is stripped down and unfinished wood from the Crown Graphic. The T&G construction is very nice in the corners. Lens guards for the front are galvanized 3/8"x3" U-Bolts so it looks very utilitarian. The lens was cleaned and Syncro Compur shutter overhauled with a new mainspring last year. It functions flawlessly. The optics are perfect. No haze, scratches, fungus. Currently there is no viewfinder. This lens on 4x5 closely approximates the field of view of a 21mm lens. Due to the restrictions on the helical construction, there is a very small amount of mechanical vignetting in the corners. Camera back is a Graflex Spring back with the frame brushed clean to show the aluminum. I was going to paint the camera black but liked the contrast of materials. I have about 60 hours of work in the body construction and months of planning, materials gathering and lens maintenance done over the course of a year. Sad to see this one go as well. Details: -65mm f/8 Super Angulon lens in Syncro Compur shutter. Excellent optical and operational condition. -Helical is the body of a 50mm f/1.4 Nikkor. -Lens board/support is a 52mm screw-in metal lens cap. -Single bubble level on top aligned to level around the axis of the lens. Additional level can be easily added before I ship if desired. -Graflex spring back (not a Graflock.) Ground glass in good condition. -1/4" standard tripod mount on bottom and left side. -Cut down Heavystar 49mm wide hood serves as a lens hood. Plastic cap for the front element (fits with hood off.) Photos: http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/310301-2/photo_1.JPG http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/310304-2/photo_2.JPG http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/310307-2/photo_4.JPG Asking $500. Shipping included in CONUS. Fully insured with tracking and signature confirmation. International shipping will be calculated. -- http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/ http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest