What would be nice camera would a Cameradacty with a Mamiya or standard Graphic sheet film back and glass focusing screen, 6X9 or 2X3 view camera, not sure how 3d printing works to allow for some movement.
Unfortunately, making a 3D-printed camera back that accepts 2x3 or 4x5 film holders or Graflok roll backs, does not guarantee that you can also put a common Graflok ground glass back on. I think your only option might be to buy one from the Mercury Camera maker - see way down the page on http://mercurycamera.com/backs/comp...cks-graflex-mamiya-rb67-horseman-and-mercury/
I have the Mamiya ground glass back, it only thin single sheet holds and must be 6X9, 2X3 will not fit well. The press has a bit of movement, not really enough to be useful.
Getting a Graflok ground glass back in 2x3 size would give you half of this, since both the Goodman and Cameradactyl lines have very sensibly adopted that standard for backs. Not only does that let you use ground glass, you can insert standard film holders under the glass, or lift it out for Graflok accessories like Graflex and Mamiya roll film holders (and nearly any other made for a 2x3 camera), Grafmatics, and possibly even a 2x3 Graflarger attachment.
the cameradactyl back is a standard graflok back, the same as the mamiy G adapter. so you can attach the mamiya J and A sheet film holders or any other graflok sheet fim holder of the same size. and any graflok ground glass of this size as well...What would be nice camera would a Cameradacty with a Mamiya or standard Graphic sheet film back and glass focusing screen, 6X9 or 2X3 view camera, not sure how 3d printing works to allow for some movement.
the cameradactyl back is a standard graflok back, the same as the mamiy G adapter. so you can attach the mamiya J and A sheet film holders or any other graflok sheet fim holder of the same size. and any graflok ground glass of this size as well...
The normal view camera Graflok ground glass focus panels have extra arms or pins sticking out to engage the spring mechanisms, and also the details of those mechs are different between different camera makers (a Graphic focus panel engages the back differently from a Linhof focus panel, etc). IOW, a ground glass back is usually not held on by the Graflok sliders.
this is it. I did not say that the camera can hold a ground glass/spring holder, which indeed needs a pin for its spring. I just said that it can hold a ground glass of that size. and as said by others, this can easily be made of a film holder (im my case) or be printed..Fortunately, due to the wonders of 3D printing, it's trivial to print a graflok compatible back that holds a ground glass, and with accuracy down to 0.2mm or 0.1mm, it's not even difficult to get the plane of focus in the right place.
Very excited to build a medium format Cameradactyl camera which takes a Mamiya Press lens and RB67 back(s). Here is the work in progress:
Which model camera is this you're building?
I funded the KS for the Brancopan, I got the 50mm f/6.3 lens and the film back for it, but then COVID hit and I've not been able to go to my friends' homes that have the 3D printers and I kinda forgot about it.
I also got the Goodman plans which can use the same lens and back....
Anyway, interesting thread got me thinking about it again....so, curious which model you're building here I didn't see it in the thread...
TIA,
cayenne
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