Beautiful landscapes, camera and the portrait is just awesome and so dramatic looking. Also all videos of the series truly motivating. Thank you for sharing!
Hello Mr. Raney: I thoroughly enjoyed your camera making series on RUclips. I have been making ULF and LF panoramic stuff for many years. I do it with a complete machine shop and woodworking shop at my disposal plus decades of experience as an aerospace Machinist and Toolmaker. Using much less effective machinery and tooling, you make it look WAY WAYeasier than I do. I was most impressed at the bellows you made. I have made many bellows and wrote the book Modern Bellowsmaking, which took years to figure out. I am dying to know how you came to be able to make an effective bellows on your first try? We ALL used too thick outer coverings on our first tries making bellows. Just not something one thinks of. Very very well done. I am sharing your cameramaking series with everyone. I wish you had been around when the Puget Sound Cameramakers Club was active. We would have loved to have you. Thank you for making the single best cameramaking vids on RUclips. Barry Young
Thank you, Barry, for your kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the series! I posted the first video in the series without knowing how it would end. I just kept thinking that even if I messed it up in the end, there would be some lessons worth sharing. If you were to look closely at my bellows, you would not be as impressed. As you stated, it's a difficult process to get right and I have tremendous respect for artisans that have the patience to work through that and perfect it. I didn't really understand that going into it but I certainly do now. Thanks again.
@@TomRaneyMaker Sure, I'll share some pics once I finish the project. I do it over weekends or when I get some free time. Sorry for the typos in my previous comments.
Really nicely done. Love the initial scenes of the pieces being fitted together and how they move. Love the middle shots of the camera going on a journey through the beautiful and crazy-quirky PNW. Fun geeking out at the end with more details of how the whole large format camera process works. Kudos!
Great series, good to see the conclusion. The people at Blue moon seem really friendly, got a used 4x5 from them a while back that was in superb condition
Thank you for the excellent video. It was really a joy to watch. I have an Intrepid camera but it feels so flimsy. But this is a work of art! And sturdy too! I hope one day you would build a 6x17 view camera?
What mechanism did you use to fix the focusing mechanism as in one knob is to move it further and the other one that locks it in place, how did you do that!
Good question! Both knobs are threaded onto the threaded ends of the brass shaft. The wood is hard enough to not strip out as long as you’re gentle. And they don’t require much force at all to turn. I put a bit of super glue on the threads of the right side knob. That allows it to turn the entire shaft easily. I made a few spare knobs in case these strip out, if ever. I also found that the brass threads were enough to tap the knobs. If you have a better solution, I’d love to hear it! New territory for me.
@@TomRaneyMaker okay I get it! In India specially in my city its difficult getting a brass system or even if I get one its way to costly. Mostly I am getting 3d printed knobs and shafts and I don't know if they will have the same strength as yours but I thik of adding an extra screw on one side which when turned will create force on the moving part and thereby not allowing it to move on its own.
Thank you! Good question. I don’t know of any complete kits but I know you can buy components like the bellows and ground glass. That would save a bit of time and effort.
Your portrait of your daughter is wonderful. Excellent series of videos, thanks!!!
Beautiful landscapes, camera and the portrait is just awesome and so dramatic looking. Also all videos of the series truly motivating. Thank you for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed the series! Thank you!
Wow, totally worth the effort. Nice pictures
Thanks, Randall!
Hello Mr. Raney:
I thoroughly enjoyed your camera making series on RUclips. I have been making ULF and LF panoramic stuff for many years. I do it with a complete machine shop and woodworking shop at my disposal plus decades of experience as an aerospace Machinist and Toolmaker. Using much less effective machinery and tooling, you make it look WAY WAYeasier than I do. I was most impressed at the bellows you made. I have made many bellows and wrote the book Modern Bellowsmaking, which took years to figure out. I am dying to know how you came to be able to make an effective bellows on your first try? We ALL used too thick outer coverings on our first tries making bellows. Just not something one thinks of. Very very well done. I am sharing your cameramaking series with everyone. I wish you had been around when the Puget Sound Cameramakers Club was active. We would have loved to have you. Thank you for making the single best cameramaking vids on RUclips.
Barry Young
Thank you, Barry, for your kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the series! I posted the first video in the series without knowing how it would end. I just kept thinking that even if I messed it up in the end, there would be some lessons worth sharing. If you were to look closely at my bellows, you would not be as impressed. As you stated, it's a difficult process to get right and I have tremendous respect for artisans that have the patience to work through that and perfect it. I didn't really understand that going into it but I certainly do now. Thanks again.
Nice video and thanks for sharing your 4x5 camera build, I am nearly finishing a 4x5 camera too and see some similarties between than two.
That's great! It's a very fun project. Let me know how it goes!
@@TomRaneyMaker Sure, I'll share some pics once I finish the project. I do it over weekends or when I get some free time. Sorry for the typos in my previous comments.
Really nicely done. Love the initial scenes of the pieces being fitted together and how they move. Love the middle shots of the camera going on a journey through the beautiful and crazy-quirky PNW. Fun geeking out at the end with more details of how the whole large format camera process works. Kudos!
Nicely done, I enjoyed your journey and the end result you should be proud of.
Thanks, Ian! I'm glad you stopped by.
Great series, good to see the conclusion. The people at Blue moon seem really friendly, got a used 4x5 from them a while back that was in superb condition
Thank you!
awesome
Thanks, Chris!
@@TomRaneyMaker beautiful camera
Thank you for the excellent video. It was really a joy to watch. I have an Intrepid camera but it feels so flimsy. But this is a work of art! And sturdy too! I hope one day you would build a 6x17 view camera?
I'm glad you enjoyed it and thank you for your kind words! I do have another camera build coming soon. Stay tuned!
What mechanism did you use to fix the focusing mechanism as in one knob is to move it further and the other one that locks it in place, how did you do that!
Good question! Both knobs are threaded onto the threaded ends of the brass shaft. The wood is hard enough to not strip out as long as you’re gentle. And they don’t require much force at all to turn. I put a bit of super glue on the threads of the right side knob. That allows it to turn the entire shaft easily. I made a few spare knobs in case these strip out, if ever. I also found that the brass threads were enough to tap the knobs.
If you have a better solution, I’d love to hear it! New territory for me.
@@TomRaneyMaker okay I get it! In India specially in my city its difficult getting a brass system or even if I get one its way to costly. Mostly I am getting 3d printed knobs and shafts and I don't know if they will have the same strength as yours but I thik of adding an extra screw on one side which when turned will create force on the moving part and thereby not allowing it to move on its own.
Grate made camera can one get a kit timber camere to assembled it be cool do you know whare to get a kit camere.
Thank you! Good question. I don’t know of any complete kits but I know you can buy components like the bellows and ground glass. That would save a bit of time and effort.