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Nick, Ethan & Graham talk about building and modifying cameras. New episodes on the 7th and 21st of each month.
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Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
We start off by talking about Ethan’s successful Kickstarter, the Brancopan. It’s been made real by you, the listeners along with others.
This week our guest is Jeff Perry from 20th Century Camera (https://20thcenturycamera.com/) We learn about Jeff’s real age (he’s nine, folks) and how he got started in photography and then built an automatic Jello Shot machine.
We find out that while Jeff likes modifying old cameras, part of his design ethic is to make any modifications reversible so the cameras can be restored to their original operation.
Jeff’s not only a camera modifier but also is a designer of full cameras, shutter systems, and the like.
Jeff makes a line of developing “reels” in sizes from 2 by 3 to 8 by 10 for sheet film (listen to the show for the full list or visit https://20thcenturycamera.com/). We get the story of the development (pun!) of these devices.
We roll on to our goals for 2020.
Graham has purchased but not yet received the book, Build Your Own View Camera!: An Easy and Inexpensive Passport to the Professional World of Photography for the Hobbyist by Bert West. He'll let everyone know what it's like when he gets it.
Jeff mentioned Peter Gowland (https://www.petergowland.com/) and Norman Dean (@analognmd on Instagram) who makes roll film backs for Polaroid Land cameras.
Graham mentions:
Ryan Wyss https://www.ryanwyss.com/cold-camera/2020/1/9/cold-cam-v2
Mina Saleeb asked if Graham was going to make a 6X15 or 6X17 version of the 6Twelve. The answer is not right now but maybe soon.
Michael Catalano mentioned that he is in the process of creating a 6X12 as well.
Get in touch with Jeff: Jeff@20thcentury.com Web 20thcenturycamera.com IG: @20thcenturycamera IG@Jeffery.Who FB 4JeffPerry, 20thCenturyCamera
HomemadeCamera.com/giveaway
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I would love to know what kind of shutter Jeff designed. Is it really a focal plane shutter? I thought so because he said that it replaces the curtain shutter of the Graflex. But then a flash sync at 1/60th of a second on a large format camera seems unreal. A blade shutter of that size seems unpractical. So maybe it’s a shutter that goes in front of the lens? Looking to forward to seeing it in action!
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
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