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It is about 10cm long with a mass of 1.215 Kg with its Compur 3 shutter. Technical data for the 300mm f5.6 Schneider Kreuznach Symmar-S lens is at the Schneider Optics site. The 300mm lens is considered a normal lens for 8 x 10 cameras. Christopher - Motorcycles has some nice images from a Burke and James 8 x 10 view camera.ģ00mm f5.6 Schneider Kreuznach Symmar-S lens. Flicker also has photos of beautifully restored Burke & James view cameras with the paint removed. The finished product shown in that article is beautiful. "Some notes on restoring an 8x10 Burke and James View Camera," Large Format Photography discusses stripping the paint from a camera like mine and staining the underlying maple wood darker. Burke & James view cameras were usually painted grey with red bellows. In addition to the camera, I also received two Fidelity 8x10 cut film holders. A discussion on discusses the camera (without lens) going for about $120 to $300 in the used market from 2006 to 2009. Mine therefore could easily be from a decade before or after 1963. I think they sold these cameras for many years. The cameras were made in the United States and used kiln-dried sealed hardwood. 511-A, sold for $199.50 without a lens or accessories.

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The 1963 Burke & James catalog at page 4 of the pdf document (only a portion of the catalog is reproduced) has the "Burke & James Commercial View Camera" which came in 8x10, 11x14 or 8x20 (for "banquets" or panoramas) formats.
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See also Burke and James Press Camera Manual and Burke & James Press Camera.) Camera Identification, New Price and Value Today. The company was in business from 1897 until the early 1970s. Classic 4x5/5x7 cameras indicates Burke & James was a large Chicago camera store that sold good value products under its house brand. Burke & JamesĪdditional Photos: Camera Large, Lens Large, Lens Alternate View, Camera Back Large, On Gitzo Tripod, Low View.īurke and James 8 x 10 Commercial View Camera, with 300mm f5.6 Schneider Kreuznach Symmar-S lens and Gitzo tripod.īurke & James. Elastic makes sure the bag fits tightly against your arms so no light leaks through. The other end has holes in which you place your arms.

It is then zipped up again to prevent light from entering. You unzip it to place the film holders and film in. This is often done in a film changing bag.

Also, the film must also be removed from the holder in complete darkness. The film must be put into the holder in complete darkness. Two photos can therefore be made with each holder. The holder is then flipped over to use the other sheet of film which is exposed in the same way. The dark slide is put back into the holder. The shutter is fired and the exposure made. After viewing and focusing, the film holder is put in the back of the camera. Each holder contains a dark slide on each side. Usually two sheets are put into a film holder. Large format cameras generally use sheet film instead of a roll of film. This portion of the museum contains large format cameras which have negatives that are usually at least 4 x 5 inches. Usually they aren't that precise but close enough for general use.Medium Format Cameras Camera Museum - Large Format Cameras Anything else means stripping it right down by disassembly. If it's just resetting the scale it's a simple measure the distances and loosen the screw holding the dial, retighten in the right place. It has one small screw on each end (which is impossible to turn) and of course the screw that holds the wheel.
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