[LargeFormat] 11x14 Korona

[Jim Hemenway]

Rich:

Yes the wind is a pain.  I drove down to Scituate two weeks ago to shoot 
the lighthouse.  It was too windy for the 11x14 so I was reduced to 
shooting it with the Graphlex, the Rollei 6008 and the Leica R8.  Stuart 
can't understand why I take several pictures of the same subject with a 
bunch of cameras... but he's just a youngster without enough life 
experience to understand the importance of redundancy... not to mention 
variations on a theme.

:-)

Jim "I can't take enough photographs" Hemenway


tripspud wrote:

> Hi Jim!
> 
>       Hard luck!  I guess the larger the format and
> more weight, the bigger the problems with the wind
> sometimes as well.  At least you've got it fixed.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Rich Lahrson
> Berkeley, California
> tripspud@transbay.net
> 
> Jim Hemenway wrote:
> 
> 
>>Clive:
>>
>> > Thanks for the info. You have inspired me to search out some expired
>> > 8x10 trannie film.
>>
>>Outdated film can be several years old if stored in a cool or frozen
>>state. I have several boxes of 11x14 Fujichrome 64T with dates of
>>1992-1997.  It's still good because it was kept in what the vendor
>>called "cold storage" before I bought it and stuck it in my freezer.
>>However if offered several boxes, I try to test a couple of sheets
>>before handing over the money.
>>
>> > It would be good to see a photo of your Korona and VIIa. I do like the
>> > Korona cameras and have not seen an 11x14.
>>
>>I need to clean out my "camera room" soon in order to photograph a bunch
>>of unneeded equipment which I want to sell.  I'll try to remember to
>>make some shots of the camera and lens for you.
>>
>>There is an 11x14 Korona currently on ebay.  The photos don't reveal the
>>scale of the camera but do show some details:
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2957683244&category=15248
>>
>>Unfortunately the two original wooden braces needed to prevent the
>>extension rails from breaking appear to be lost, as they almost always
>>are. You can see the resulting slight bend in the seller's photo.
>>
>>I now know from personal experience that they are definitely needed when
>>shooting in situations where the rear extension rail is used to support
>>the heavier rear part of the camera.
>>
>>My Korona broke last Wednesday evening at the point where the rear rail
>>is attached to the center wooden camera base. I was trying to catch the
>>last light and in my haste, didn't use my homemade aluminum support rails.
>>
>>I was shooting with the 23 1/4 inch Protar up in the mountains at
>>Franconia Notch, and was unpleasantly surprised when I heard a loud
>>crack and saw the back of the camera begin to fall off of the tripod.  I
>>managed to catch it in time and then subsequently spent a few hours
>>repairing it the next day with glue and clamps.
>>
>>Jim
>>
>>Clive Warren wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Jim,
>>>
>>>Thanks for the info. You have inspired me to search out some expired
>>>8x10 trannie film.
>>>
>>>The Wollie convertible hasn't arrived yet, probably sitting in a mail
>>>room somewhere in the UK.  As soon as I have some photos they will be
>>>posted on the f32 Discussion Forum.
>>>
>>>It would be good to see a photo of your Korona and VIIa. I do like the
>>>Korona cameras and have not seen an 11x14.
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>           Clive
>>>
>>>
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>>
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