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Seagul 4A 105 And 4A 107 TLR Cameras
Tom Fuller  |  Jan 01, 2002

If you've been wondering about which medium format cameras would be a good choice for students and other struggling photographers, the answer today would indeed be one of the Seagull twin lens reflex models imported by Phoenix Corporation.

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Panoramic View Cameras
Tom Fuller  |  Jan 01, 2002

Our project this month is a procedure for turning a 4x5, 5x7, or 8x10 view camera into a panoramic model that makes two or three images on a single sheet of film. Specialty cameras that produce these expansive views are available...

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Build An Underwater Camera Housing
Tom Fuller  |  Sep 01, 2001

I've been thinking about this month's project for years, but its complexity kept me from presenting it until now. The features of current AF SLR cameras allow the design to be greatly simplified and made practical for the home workshop...

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Build A Low Cost Film Drying Cabinet
Tom Fuller  |  Feb 01, 2001

Our project this month is to turn a hanging garment bag into an effective film drying cabinet. Although this is just barely a Level 2 Project (see the April 2000 issue for an explanation of my DIY complexity scale), it requires the wiring of an AC...

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Build A Variable Extension Tube
Tom Fuller  |  Jan 01, 2001

This month's project is a variable-length extension tube for close-up photography. It provides several inches of magnification adjustment without the need of an expensive and cumbersome macro bellows unit, and allows virtually any lens to be...

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Build A Perspective Control Lens
Tom Fuller  |  Oct 01, 2000

Our project
this month is a Perspective Control (PC) lens for 35mm cameras. This optic
is often used by architectural photographers to eliminate the distortion
caused by tilting a camera upward to include the top of a building.Th...

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Do It Yourself
Build An Ultra Wide Shift Camera Part 2
Tom Fuller  |  Sep 01, 2000

Last month we covered the concept of this undertaking, building a pancake-like camera with considerable lateral movement for ultra-wide angle photography on 6x7cm, 6x9cm, 6x12cm, and 4x5" formats. This month we will go over the assembly and finishing...

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Vivitar Series 1 70-300mm AF Zoom Lens And 840 AF Zoom Flash
Tom Fuller  |  Aug 01, 2000

My first encounter with a Vivitar Series 1 lens goes back more than 15 years to the 600mm "Solid Cat," one of the slickest super-telephotos ever made. In addition to great optics, the lens featured an overall length and diameter of--and I'm not joking--around...

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Build An Ultra Wide Shift Camera Part 1
Tom Fuller  |  Aug 01, 2000

This month we have a Level 5 project (see the April 2000 issue for an explanation of the DIY complexity scale) that I've broken into two parts for convenience. This part describes the concept and the basic camera design, with next month's Part 2 covering...

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Make Your Own Custom Ground Glass
Tom Fuller  |  Jul 01, 2000

This month's project is a simple way to replace or customize the ground glass of any large format camera. Only a few inexpensive materials are needed to make the glass itself, but you will need the use of a computer and a laser or ink jet printer...

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