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Welcome to my Custom Cameras page.....here you`ll find a few 'Specials' I`ve manufactured in the past few years. |
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Edwin Land would have liked this 95 back in 1949! |
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An absolute dream to use is my 1949 (a very good year) model 95 that has been transformed into a 4x5 point an' shoot. It's
extremely light and able to be thrown around with ease.I've added a later Yashinon 127mm f4.7 lens with a high speed Seiko 1/500th shutter, it has a minimum aperture of f90. No rangefinder here,
only a distance scale, but it's easy to judge distances with this camera. Finder has been raised to clear the 4x5 Razzlok. |
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The front standard fitted to Chris Usher's 900 is the optional extra if you want a little movements. The standard allows a half inch shift
in either direction. Swing is also possible, however, to facilitate tilt, the standard must be released from its locked position. Obviously any movement selected will then require the use of the ground glass
screen as the rangefinder becomes inaccurate. When locked in the neutral position (as pictured above), the rangefinder is very accurate at all distances. |
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I found this great 80mm f2.8 Bronica lens in a drawer...so this inspired the 'Newbie' a very simple 'fixed at six feet' focus point an shoot 4x5.
It's so light and easy to use, just walk up, stop six feet from the subject and shoot. The lens almost covers the full frame, with just a little vignetting.
It's so much a fun camera, rather like a very sharp Lomo. I plan some Flashball work in a couple of days, but for now you'll have to make do with the Ovlov.....f22 at 1/10th second, ISO 100 ERA film.....neg scanned on
Epson 4870 @ 1200dpi |
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