DIY Camera Uses Xray Sheets For Film
If you're one of those guys who can appreciate both vintage cameras and DIY projects, your jaw may drop permanently when you see this project.
Darren Samuelson, who is building a big camera, is actually building a HUGE camera. A retro style bellows camera.
The camera has a back panel of 14×36", which is so big that it uses X-ray sheets as film.
Construction took about 6 months of work and technical issues ranged from finding film, through building a "medical grade" X-ray table, to supporting the huge bellows.
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Crazy!
Crazy!
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Grrrrreat project. Nicely done. Can you do a quickie on exposure and processing film? Also, do you contact print or scan and COSTCO? Thanks, Lindy
Awesome idea, and amazing
Awesome idea, and amazing project. GO LEFTY!!! Haha~~!
Anyways, I don't know much about photography, so please excuse my really dumb question.
In terms of effect and end result, what is the difference to use a Xray sheet and simply take a black and white photo using a digial camera??
A great idea and seems like a
A great idea and seems like a great realization. I would also be interested in reading more about how they processed the xrays and arranged for prints.
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