The Calumet CC-400 is a 4x5-inch monorail camera. It was derived from the Kodak Master View Camera (and hardly differs from it). It was the first of a series of similar aluminium-bodied view cameras made by Calumet. The CC-400 is double-extension, with a 20-inch (50 cm) rail, and a 16-inch (40 cm) bellows to suit.
The camera is mounted on a solid aluminium rail, round in section with a slot running along the bottom. The mounts for each standard, and the tripod mount, rack along the rail using the black plastic knobs. Each can be locked. The lever on each standard mount releases the racking mechanism, allowing the standards to be pulled freely along the rail when setting up.
The chrome-plated knob high on the front standard is for geared front rise/fall, allowing up to three inches of rise, or one of fall.[1] The black knobs on the side of each standard release them to tilt manually, up to 30° forward or back, and similar knobs under each standard release them for shift (up to 7/8 inch (22 mm) left or right) and/or swing (12° each way).
At the back, the camera has a ground-glass marked with a red grid, in a spring back; the dark-slide is inserted in front of the focusing screen. The back rotates through 360°, with detents when aligned in landscape or portrait orientation.
An Ilex Paragon 165mm (6.5") lens in an Ilex No. 3 Acme Synchro shutter is included, along with a Kodak Ektar 127mm in a Graphic Supermatic shutter. Both have reasonably clean glass, and shutter speeds sound good.
Includes four (4) 4x5 cut film holders (a $25 value), cable shutter release, and drape. Case is in good condition.
$125 + S/H (24x16x14, 20 lbs, from zip code 47401).
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NOTE: S/H can be high because small sellers like myself don't qualify for the discounts that large companies can get.
The camera is mounted on a solid aluminium rail, round in section with a slot running along the bottom. The mounts for each standard, and the tripod mount, rack along the rail using the black plastic knobs. Each can be locked. The lever on each standard mount releases the racking mechanism, allowing the standards to be pulled freely along the rail when setting up.
The chrome-plated knob high on the front standard is for geared front rise/fall, allowing up to three inches of rise, or one of fall.[1] The black knobs on the side of each standard release them to tilt manually, up to 30° forward or back, and similar knobs under each standard release them for shift (up to 7/8 inch (22 mm) left or right) and/or swing (12° each way).
At the back, the camera has a ground-glass marked with a red grid, in a spring back; the dark-slide is inserted in front of the focusing screen. The back rotates through 360°, with detents when aligned in landscape or portrait orientation.
An Ilex Paragon 165mm (6.5") lens in an Ilex No. 3 Acme Synchro shutter is included, along with a Kodak Ektar 127mm in a Graphic Supermatic shutter. Both have reasonably clean glass, and shutter speeds sound good.
Includes four (4) 4x5 cut film holders (a $25 value), cable shutter release, and drape. Case is in good condition.
$125 + S/H (24x16x14, 20 lbs, from zip code 47401).
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NOTE: S/H can be high because small sellers like myself don't qualify for the discounts that large companies can get.
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