I've been working on getting this together for a while now. I have acquired the following:
Toyo 45A with rotating back, needs new bellows: Paid 122$, opened the box and found a new bellows kit inside the camera!
Ilex 7.5" lens in Ilex #3 shutter. (I mounted the barrel lens into the shutter, all measurements between this particular barrel and shutter matched)
Schneider 135mm lens in Copal 1 shutter, shutter liked to stick but after exercising it it's fine now
Schneider convertible 150mm/265mm in Synchro-Compur, 1/400 sticks badly and doesn't work all other speeds work.
Goerz Red Dot Artar 9 1/2" refitted to Ilex #3.
Ross Wide Angle Xpres 5 1/4", not fitted into a shutter yet. Need to figure out how to disassemble to clean the grease off the rear group, lots of haze. No scratches though, and I'd like to keep it that way!
Sekonic L-478D lightmeter. I don't have the spot meter attachment yet, time will tell if I really need/want it. Still gotta learn to use it as it is!
And the final bit-the tripod. I have a tripod that I use for my smaller cameras, but it is a bit too floppy for how heavy it is. The legs only go halfway up, then the column goes up from there. I have purchased a used Gitzo GT-1932, which from everything I can find is rated for 16kg, and my camera is 3kg, so I hope it will be stable enough for the job.
I am thinking I will put the 135mm lens, the 7.5" lens, and the 9 1/2" lens on lensboards for now. Those shutters work, and the lenses are clean.
I do not yet have a dark cloth, and I still need to install the new bellows.
I have a few more Ilex lenses, but I think one or two at a time is all I will carry for now. Any suggestions on things I need to get/fix/do yet?
Toyo 45A with rotating back, needs new bellows: Paid 122$, opened the box and found a new bellows kit inside the camera!
Ilex 7.5" lens in Ilex #3 shutter. (I mounted the barrel lens into the shutter, all measurements between this particular barrel and shutter matched)
Schneider 135mm lens in Copal 1 shutter, shutter liked to stick but after exercising it it's fine now
Schneider convertible 150mm/265mm in Synchro-Compur, 1/400 sticks badly and doesn't work all other speeds work.
Goerz Red Dot Artar 9 1/2" refitted to Ilex #3.
Ross Wide Angle Xpres 5 1/4", not fitted into a shutter yet. Need to figure out how to disassemble to clean the grease off the rear group, lots of haze. No scratches though, and I'd like to keep it that way!
Sekonic L-478D lightmeter. I don't have the spot meter attachment yet, time will tell if I really need/want it. Still gotta learn to use it as it is!
And the final bit-the tripod. I have a tripod that I use for my smaller cameras, but it is a bit too floppy for how heavy it is. The legs only go halfway up, then the column goes up from there. I have purchased a used Gitzo GT-1932, which from everything I can find is rated for 16kg, and my camera is 3kg, so I hope it will be stable enough for the job.
I am thinking I will put the 135mm lens, the 7.5" lens, and the 9 1/2" lens on lensboards for now. Those shutters work, and the lenses are clean.
I do not yet have a dark cloth, and I still need to install the new bellows.
I have a few more Ilex lenses, but I think one or two at a time is all I will carry for now. Any suggestions on things I need to get/fix/do yet?