[LargeFormat] 11x14 Korona

[stuart phillips]

Wind stabilizer for cameras such as the Korona:

http://www.linkline.com/personal/awbent/wskit.html
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clive Warren" <cocam@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] 11x14 Korona


> At 8:55 am -0400 14/10/03, Jim Hemenway wrote:
> >Clive:
> snip
> >I need to clean out my "camera room" soon in order to photograph a
> >bunch of unneeded equipment which I want to sell.  I'll try to
> >remember to make some shots of the camera and lens for you.
> >
> >There is an 11x14 Korona currently on ebay.  The photos don't reveal
> >the scale of the camera but do show some details:
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2957683244&category=1524
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> >
> >Unfortunately the two original wooden braces needed to prevent the
> >extension rails from breaking appear to be lost, as they almost
> >always are. You can see the resulting slight bend in the seller's
> >photo.
> >
> >I now know from personal experience that they are definitely needed
> >when shooting in situations where the rear extension rail is used to
> >support the heavier rear part of the camera.
> >
> >My Korona broke last Wednesday evening at the point where the rear
> >rail is attached to the center wooden camera base. I was trying to
> >catch the last light and in my haste, didn't use my homemade
> >aluminum support rails.
> snip
>
> Jim,
>
> Thanks - look forward to the shots of the camera.
>
> The main problem I have found with the Koronas is featured in the
> auction camera. Once the brass rail inserts open up it is a difficult
> job to close them up again. As soon as there is a lot of play between
> the brass rails and the standard runners, making the camera rigid
> again is a bit of a challenge. I had considered stripping out the
> brass rails and machining an insert that is thicker than the original
> but the woodwork involved would probably require the wooden rails to
> be completely disassembled.
>
> Good to hear that your camera was repairable - bit of a nightmare
scenario.
>
> Cheers,
>         Clive
>
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