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.
Click here for more wet plate collodion cameras and accessories… of the larger kind
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.
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.
Click here for Adapters for Minolta lens mounts to Canon EOS cameras
Click here for Minolta cameras and lenses
Click here for Canon EOS 5D Mark II Cameras
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:
http://365cameras.com/blog/?p=1115
If you’ve ever wondered how to make ground glass for your camera building projects or if you have one you need to replace on a restoral, here’s a nice little article on www.apug.org showing how to make your own ground glass.
I found this video of a 4×5 camera that someone built. Looks nice. Though not nearly as rigid as my super graphic.
The only thing that makes this more challenging is that the 4×5 camera construction manual is in Italian. Hold it. Don’t go. It can be translated with google’s translation tool.
I was tooling around in APUG and found a link to this camera. I thought this was awesome.
I admire people who build their own cameras. It might take time away from taking photographs, but it makes the experience uniquely yours.
This is some real dedication of time and knowledge to the hobby.
Here he basically shows How to Build a 35mm SLR
I know I’ll never get around to building a 35mm SLR, but I’m happy I found this one.
Large format is another matter altogether. That’s next year’s project. I’ll do that as soon as I make a bunch of cabinetry for the house.
I found a few links on making a camera bellows. I need to make one (or two) at some point. So many cameras so little time. So I started adding more and more links and ended up on Jon Grepstad’s page and he has them all already.
So much for originality. Do yourself a favor, check out Jon Grepstad’s camera builders resource page
Anyway, here are the links I was putting together along with the ones I shamelessly filled in from Jon’s site.
If you’ve ever wanted to build a 4×5 pinhole camera from scratch, here’s a set of online videos showing how to make one. I have not worked my way through the process yet, but this is another project that I want to do. It looks like a nice way to have fun with some simple woodworking and photography.
This looks pretty easy. You’ll need a film holder or two or three:
Film Holders on Ebay
For the holder, you’ll need some appropriate sheet film.
Sheet Film on Ebay
There are pinholes and pinhole cameras available:
How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 1
Part 1. Sorry, I couldn’t embed this one.
How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 2
How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 3
How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 4
How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 5
How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 6
How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 7
How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 8
How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 9
How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 10
How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 11
How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 12
How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 13
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