Whooee! I got an 8x10!

sly · Mar 16, 2009

I have just aquired an 8x10 Korona View camera that looks in reasonable shape. The bellows have been repaired - it looks like they knew what they were doing. My sweetie is crafting a lens board to take my 240mm lens. I'll post pictures of it soon. I'm going to need film holders. Anyone got a couple kicking around, looking for a good home?

jgjbowen · Mar 16, 2009

Congratulations and Welcome to the Club! You're gonna love it!

Colin Corneau · Mar 16, 2009

I just received the same camera, with a brass petzval type lens...looks like we're in the same boat!

Holders come up quite often, I don't think they'll be hard to find.

PVia · Mar 16, 2009

sly...that's great!

are you planning to do some alt work with it? is that why you got it?

jimgalli · Mar 16, 2009

Congrats! Still my most used format!

sly · Mar 16, 2009

PVia said:
sly...that's great!

are you planning to do some alt work with it? is that why you got it?

Absolutley! cyanos, gums, and pt/pd for sure. Maybe I'll try some of the other processes too. Biggest problem? All the other things that take time away from photography! I've got so many projects in my head, new ones keep popping in, and there just isn't time!

Colin Corneau · Mar 16, 2009

sly said:
I've got so many projects in my head, new ones keep popping in, and there just isn't time!

Now that sounds like someone who's going to do some great work!

All the best luck

Christopher Walrath · Mar 16, 2009

Way to go, sly. See, size does matter.

keeds · Mar 17, 2009

Congrats sly. There's nothing like composing on 8x10 and over. I'm sure you'll have fun.

Terence · Mar 17, 2009

So you moved beyond the gateway drug . . . er . . . camera . . . soon you'll be breaking into homes and cars to finance an 11x14 . . . seek rehab before you reach 8x20 or 12x20 . . .

Jim Fitzgerald · Mar 17, 2009

Terence said:
So you moved beyond the gateway drug . . . er . . . camera . . . soon you'll be breaking into homes and cars to finance an 11x14 . . . seek rehab before you reach 8x20 or 12x20 . . .

Congrat's on the 8x10! I love this format. Very portable! When you have been hauling an 11x14 or 8x20 as is the case with my last few outings you will find the 8x10 to be a lightweight system.

Jim

EASmithV · Mar 17, 2009

8X10 is for Dorks!
Welcome to Dork-town!

k_jupiter · Mar 18, 2009

You think you are on Cloud 9 now.. wait till those first negatives roll out of the developing tank....

Cloud infinity.

tim in san jose

gerryyaum · Mar 18, 2009

Now get used to carrying it about!...Love my 8x10 Masterview!! those large negs are a joy to print. I am sure your going to have loads of fun making photos.

8x10Ken · Mar 18, 2009

There is no going back, it's very adictive.

sly · Mar 18, 2009

Picture of my new treasure

Here's my new camera.

Korona View Camera
Seebold Invisible Camera Corp

looking up the history of Korona and Seebold I assume it was made 1928-30.

See how nicely it matches the 1940's panelling in our living room?

jimgalli · Mar 18, 2009

If it was good enough for Edward Weston...........

Curt · Mar 18, 2009

Congratulations on the new camera, it will open your eyes to a new World.

Curt

Shawn Dougherty · Mar 18, 2009

My first 8x10 was a Korona View, a great camera, and I see you have the extension rail as well. Good luck! Shawn

ChrisC · Mar 19, 2009

I'm very jealous.

I'd thought about moving up from 4x5 recently as I absolutely adore contact prints and just contact printing in general, but I didn't want to have to deal with buying one off shore from ebay and I can't really justify the cost at the moment either. So I just ordered a 90mm for my 4x5 to tide me over

I'd still love to use one.

Removed Account · Mar 19, 2009

Very nice Lillian! We should have a celebratory visit soon, it's been a while! Plus I've never seen an 8x10 in person up close before. Maybe when I finish getting my darkroom up and running we could have a dual celebration!

k_jupiter · Mar 19, 2009

Justin Silber said:
Very nice Lillian! We should have a celebratory visit soon, it's been a while! Plus I've never seen an 8x10 in person up close before. Maybe when I finish getting my darkroom up and running we could have a dual celebration!

Well Justin, someday you come down to san jose and we will take the Deardorff out and you can play to your hearts content.

tim in san jose

sly · Mar 19, 2009

Justin Silber said:
Very nice Lillian! We should have a celebratory visit soon, it's been a while! Plus I've never seen an 8x10 in person up close before. Maybe when I finish getting my darkroom up and running we could have a dual celebration!

I've got film holders and film ordered, so I hope to be able to use it (rather than just look at it and grin and fiddle with the focusing knobs) in a couple of weeks. Let me know when you have some free time by PM and we'll see what gels. How is your darkroom coming?

Whooee! I got an 8x10!

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