[LargeFormat] Bill Brandt

[S Dimitrov]

Thanks Les.
Slobodan Dimitrov

Les Newcomer wrote:
> 
> I can't tell you the exact name of it but it was a UK Kodak wide angle
> camera.
> 
> It was an odd camera, similar to a HOBO camera being made now, in that it
> was a rigid box without any focus ability, the depth was designed for the
> hyperfocal focus of the lens-- a 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 Protar V.
> 
> the front of the camera used nesting lensboards that were off set. Put the
> off-sets 180° apart and the lens was centered. Rotate either or both
> boards and you got shift, rise or fall.  the odd part is, the lens barely
> covers 5x7 stopped down, there is no room for shift!  Even in the
> instructions, they talk about dark corners.  One of the English guys on
> ebay sold two of the over the past couple of years.
> On Monday, December 2, 2002, at 05:41 AM, Stuart Phillips wrote:
> 
> > Bill Brandt used a special model of LF for his nudes and beach scenes -
> > anyone remember what it was?
> >
> > (This from the Leica list)
> >
> >
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