The box camera is coming along just fine. I pulled the ground glass out of my Bender 4x5 to focus the camera, and only had to add a single 1/16" spacer under the lens board to make it all work. The upper bracket is done, and the Picavet cross will just come off my BBKK KAP rig. All that's left is the spring back and the servo-driven cable release for the shutter.
But I can take pictures with it right now. Which is an odd thought, considering the thing didn't even exist a week ago!
All in all I'm really pleased. My only nagging paranoia is the contemplation of failure modes. I really don't want to see that lens plummet to the ground because something in the camera broke. Before it flies I may be adding some safety tethers.
Tom
No comments:
Post a Comment