[W&B] Im here.....and have a lens question

[Milan Zahorcak]

Chris,

The obvious choice is an American-made radial drive portrait lens:  CCH,
HBH, Chapman, Usner

I may a 1/4-plate Holmes, Booth & Hayden's radial drive that might work,
perhaps a couple of others.

http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/milanpub/Misc/HBH.jpg

You might want to contact me offline as most of these folks have heard all
this before.

mz






> -----Original Message-----
> From: woodandbrass-bounces at kjsl.com
> [mailto:woodandbrass-bounces at kjsl.com] On Behalf Of C. 
> Christopher Morgan
> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 6:54 AM
> To: woodandbrass at kjsl.com
> Subject: [W&B] Im here.....and have a lens question
> 
> 
> Hello all!
> 
> Im here....getting back into the swing of things.  Milan...have a
> question for you (and the other lens hoarders on the board).
> 
> Im thinking of building a simple dag style (maybe champhered
> front) 1/4 
> plate camera.  Ive thought about maybe a 1/4 plate sliding box design 
> as well, but the easiest will be the dag style I think....anyway.
> 
> Looking for a 1/4 plate lens for it.  Primary use will be
> reenactments 
> and demos at a couple of museums and historic sites so Id 
> love to find 
> something period correct for the late dag/early wet-plate timeframe.
> 
> Any suggestions as to maker and design to look for?
> 
> Milan...Like you stated earlier about what should be correct for us
> historical reeanctors..Id like to keep things as period correct as 
> possible.
> 
> Also, if anyone has a neat looking 1/4 plate camera (photos)
> that would 
> be a simple thing to build...let me know!
> 
> Have a good one!!
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> C. Christopher Morgan
> ~Wet-Plate Collodion Artist~
> 
>