A gorgeous 5x7 Conley Model 1 view camera. It looks like a Model 1 with the model BW lensboard and might even be the model they made for Sears (has brass instead of nickel trim,) but I'm not a camera historian and don't play one on television.
The internet says that it's made of mahogany with cherry bed and it sure looks like that's right. This camera wasn't a hanger queen; it worked for a living. Lots of scuffs and scratches on the wood but the finish is beautiful and there are no cracks, gouges, or splits in the wood. The rear extension rail is missing so although there's plenty of bellows for more, in this form with just the (attached) front rail, it's limited to about 14" (360mm) of extension. It weighs 7 lbs. (3.2kg, more or less.) All movements are geared! and they work well. It has front rise and rear tilt and swing and focuses from both front and rear. Again, all movements are geared! Pretty spiffy, actually...
The good: the lensboard has an iris clamp on the front in good working condition, with an opening 2 5/16" in diameter (58mm, about.) On the back of the lensboard is a Packard shutter. I have a new bulb and hose which are included. The hose is slightly larger in diameter than was the original; you'll need to make the hole in the front standard and in the Packard shutter slightly larger to make it fit.
The bad: the bellows is pretty well shot. It had a galaxy's worth of pinholes when I got it. I put on two coats of black fabric paint on the edges and folds and now it merely has "some" pinholes. You can probably use it if you wrap the bellows with your focusing cloth a la Morley Baer, but sooner rather than later you'll need new.
I'd like $350 for the old gal, plus shipping. I'll pay the 3% to APUG. I'll take US Postal Service money orders (but no other brand of money order,) or Paypal. I'll ship internationally but will not lie on customs declarations! Feel free to contact me if you have questions or want to make fun.
Thanks for looking!
Mike
The internet says that it's made of mahogany with cherry bed and it sure looks like that's right. This camera wasn't a hanger queen; it worked for a living. Lots of scuffs and scratches on the wood but the finish is beautiful and there are no cracks, gouges, or splits in the wood. The rear extension rail is missing so although there's plenty of bellows for more, in this form with just the (attached) front rail, it's limited to about 14" (360mm) of extension. It weighs 7 lbs. (3.2kg, more or less.) All movements are geared! and they work well. It has front rise and rear tilt and swing and focuses from both front and rear. Again, all movements are geared! Pretty spiffy, actually...
The good: the lensboard has an iris clamp on the front in good working condition, with an opening 2 5/16" in diameter (58mm, about.) On the back of the lensboard is a Packard shutter. I have a new bulb and hose which are included. The hose is slightly larger in diameter than was the original; you'll need to make the hole in the front standard and in the Packard shutter slightly larger to make it fit.
The bad: the bellows is pretty well shot. It had a galaxy's worth of pinholes when I got it. I put on two coats of black fabric paint on the edges and folds and now it merely has "some" pinholes. You can probably use it if you wrap the bellows with your focusing cloth a la Morley Baer, but sooner rather than later you'll need new.
I'd like $350 for the old gal, plus shipping. I'll pay the 3% to APUG. I'll take US Postal Service money orders (but no other brand of money order,) or Paypal. I'll ship internationally but will not lie on customs declarations! Feel free to contact me if you have questions or want to make fun.
Thanks for looking!
Mike
