I bought this camera here about a year and a half ago thinking it would make for a very lightweight walking-around "LF" kit. Shortly after it arrived I found a 6x9 reducing back for my Nagaoka 4x5 (talk about hen's teeth!) which makes for an extraordinarily flexible and lightweight 4x5/6x9 setup as wide lenses for 4x5 become normal lenses or even modest telephotos on 6x9. What it costs in additional weight to carry the slightly heavier Nagaoka with two backs, a couple of 4x5 holders, and a 6x9 roll-film holder is more than made up by the reduced weight of lenses (yes, I know I lose the ability to vary the development of individual 6x9 images, a price I'm willing to pay). While my original plan in buying this gem-like 6x9 was sound, it's turned out that I'm not using it and it needs a new home where it'll get some love.
You can see the original FS listing with pictures here: https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/tiny-6x9-hansa-wooden-view-camera.195940/
As advertised, this camera came to me without lens boards and I had a machinist fabricate 8 aluminum lens boards with Copal 0 holes. Rather than incur the further expense of getting them anodized I simply spray-painted them flat black. The first couple have some paint ripples from a too-heavy initial paint application but I got better with practice; in any case, the paint imperfections don't have any practical effect. These 8 lens boards are included with this sale.
My below-breakeven asking price is $225 and I'll cover both US shipping and PayPal fees. Shipping outside the US is more expensive and I'll adjust the price accordingly - I'm not looking to make a profit on shipping, just to cover the actual cost.
Note added in response to a question I received: The front standard opening is around 52mm so any lens with a rear-cell diameter of 51mm or less with fit through, 52mm maybe not. Also, all eight included lensboards have #0 holes so you'll need another solution to mount something in a Copal 00 like some of the older f/6.8 Angulons or f/8 Super Angulons.
You can see the original FS listing with pictures here: https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/tiny-6x9-hansa-wooden-view-camera.195940/
As advertised, this camera came to me without lens boards and I had a machinist fabricate 8 aluminum lens boards with Copal 0 holes. Rather than incur the further expense of getting them anodized I simply spray-painted them flat black. The first couple have some paint ripples from a too-heavy initial paint application but I got better with practice; in any case, the paint imperfections don't have any practical effect. These 8 lens boards are included with this sale.
My below-breakeven asking price is $225 and I'll cover both US shipping and PayPal fees. Shipping outside the US is more expensive and I'll adjust the price accordingly - I'm not looking to make a profit on shipping, just to cover the actual cost.
Note added in response to a question I received: The front standard opening is around 52mm so any lens with a rear-cell diameter of 51mm or less with fit through, 52mm maybe not. Also, all eight included lensboards have #0 holes so you'll need another solution to mount something in a Copal 00 like some of the older f/6.8 Angulons or f/8 Super Angulons.
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