Phil, Looks like a great camera, but 21 lbs! Get that thing on a diet! You could probably remove a lot of material with a drill and jigsaw, without sacrificing stability. Why do you have the back of the base sticking out behind the rear standard? It seems like that is just dead weight. You could also probably cut out the center of the base pieces like on my camera (http://www.enteric.org/810/) to reduce weight without losing stability. Overall, it looks like a great camera. I like the mechanism to lock down the front standard, and might steal it for my next camera.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "PhilSan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 7:26 PM Subject: [Cameramakers] 8x10 camera > I have finally finished converting my 8x10 camera from a monorail to a > flatbed design. The conversion serves several purposes, to make the > camera more stable and to make it a little more portable. I hope to take > what I have learned by doing this and make a folding 8x10 camera for my > next project. > > While I was at it I made a box to transport the camera. The camera > weighs in at 21 pounds, the box is another 6 pounds. > I have posted a page of pictures of the contruction on my website. > http://www.philsan.com/8x10pics.htm > > Philip J. McCourt > > > _______________________________________________ > Cameramakers mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
