Found an unidentified large lens on eBay for about $9 per pound. The glass appears flawless and it seems to have a focal length of around 12″ and an exit diameter of about 3.5″ making it in the neighborhood of f 3.4 crudely calculated. Might work for 8×10 based its apparent coverage circle (once I make a brawny enough camera to carry it – it weighs 7.5 pounds)). That is a far future project however as I am still refining my ability to do 35mm and sixth plate.
I had a fair amount of time this weekend to work on things daguerreian and I made small progress on a number of fronts. I finally created a lens board for my camera – amazing how quick something can go when you have the right tools. Version 1 was made using a wonky old backsaw and didn’t fit right. V2 was made with my new Ryobi portable table saw and looks to have 1/32″ tolerances. Read more »
Daguerreotype Process | andy | October 26, 2008 | 
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8x10, camera, castle, daguerreotype process, fan, fume hood, lens, photography, Plate preparation, Plates, polishing, silver, speed control
Hooray for the swap meet! I went to a modest photography swap meet today looking for 8×10 film holders. My big plan was to buy one or two Read more »
