[LargeFormat] Empire State Camera

[karl Faller]

Your experience and access is outstanding but maybe purchase a new 
bellows.
A new bellows will cost 300 - 400, plus shipping. Turner / Joe Merry: 
585 235 4456, NY - Camera Bellows: Veronica Haynes: Birmingham, England.
Some were made of paper, some were made of leather which can be 
lubricated with mink oil. Unless you want to tackle this construction, 
order a new bellows.
Check for light leaks by putting a light inside the camera, in a dark 
room, and look for pin holes.

Holder questions: Allan Brubacker: awbent@linkline.com.

Send your lens to: S.K. Grimes / Adam Dau. 401 762 0857, Rhode Island. 
Machinists for Photographers.




> I sent this email a couple of days ago...  It didn't appear to get 
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>> Yes, I have lots of woodworking experience as well as machining and 
>> design experience.  So I am not concerned about my skills level for 
>> this job. But I do understand your concern.  Also, I am fortunate in 
>> that I have access to a machine shop at work that I can use. Of 
>> course for a job like this, I would use the shop on my personal time, 
>> with my materials.
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>> The film holders can be reverse engineered from one of my 4x5 film 
>> holders to get the basics.  But I am hoping someone may have this 
>> information on hand (slot depth and tolerance for the film for 
>> example).  I also have to decide if I am going to make them out of 
>> plastic or aluminum.  Aluminum has the disadvantage that they will 
>> have to be anodized (additional expense).
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>> The bellows.what material were they made from in that era?  Paper?  
>> Can it be treated to soften them?
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>> The lens, I will most likely send to a pro to be serviced.  I am also 
>> going to check if any of my 4x5 lenses have enough coverage for this 
>> camera, not likely but I will check.
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>> Regards,
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>> Chris
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>> What we do during our working hours determines what we have; what we 
>> do in our leisure hours determines what we are. -George Eastman, He 
>> lived this philosophy.
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>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "karl Faller" 
>> <woodencamera@earthlink.net>
>> To: <largeformat@f32.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 4:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Empire State Camera
>>
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>>>
>>> Chris, do you have a woodworking background?
>>> I don't mean to be discouraging but building holders might be better 
>>> left to a professional as well as the camera restoration.
>>> Karl / woodencamera@earthlink.com
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>>>> I'm looking for some information on restoring an old Empire State 
>>>> 6.5 x 8.5 view camera.  I need to build film holders (Since I can't 
>>>> seem to be able to buy any), get the lens reconditioned and either 
>>>> recondition the bellows or have it replaced.  The bellows still 
>>>> extends, but it is very dry
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>>>> The camera appears to be an Empire State Variation 3, however the 
>>>> lens looks like it is off a Variation 2.
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>>>> I have put some snap shots of the camera up at: 
>>>> http://www.fraser.ca/empire/FrameSet.htm
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>>>> Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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>>>> Regards,
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Chris
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