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Wet plate camera – smallest in the world?

Could this be the world’s smallest wet plate camera? Well, if not, it’s still very cool.

This miniature wet plate camera takes 1/2″ square plate photos.

The article shows this beauty as well as a picture taken with it.

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Large Format Camera Construction Video – Walker Titan SF 4×5

I thought this was an interesting video of how a very modern view camera is made. I’m glad to see manufacturers still keeping this alive with the onslaught of the digital age. Large format and film are still my absolute favorite combination. Check out the Walker web site at http://www.walkercameras.com/

For a great selection of large format photography supplies and cameras, click here.

Another video converting Minolta Lenses to work on Canon Cameras

I found this video showing the conversion of Minolta lenses to work on Canon EOS cameras. Here he is converting a Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50 1.4.

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 Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm f/1.4 conversion to Canon EOS from motleypixel on Vimeo.

I previously posted a video by the same person on converting a PF 58:

Video of how to get Canon EOS Full-Frame Infinity Focus w/Minolta MC-Rokkor PF 58/1.4 lens.