wilsondl2 Loc: Lincoln, Nebraska

About a month ago DaveJS asked how he could make a fake camera that looked old fashioned that he could hide a digital camera in to take pictures at events. He said he had a plan but did not know what to do about the bellows. I had two Speed Graphics bodies that had been in my basement for 25 years with good bellows (that is all that was good) that should do the trick. I thought about it and decided to try my hand at it. This is what I did - I striped the old body of everything down to the wood. Left the bellows and front alone. Then I built a platform on the back and put the bottom bar of an old flash grip over a hole in the platform. I use this to attach the new camera. Then I just glued 1/8" plywood to the sides and top. Made them big enough to cover my DSLR. Put on some trim. (old metal picture frame) Presto a new OLD Time Camera. This is probably clear as mud but maybe the pictures will clear it up. The camera is a Nikon D90 and I used my 70-210 f/4 zoom. I use live view and can either use the shutter or remote. Have to set the focal length before I put the camera in. - Dave

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Neat

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Love it!!!!!

T2i_Lorne Loc: Surrey BC Canada

That's pretty cool!

Steve M Loc: Chester, NS, Canada

Great idea. Hope you have lts of fun with it.

Steve

Bruce with a Canon Loc: Islip

Now I WAQNT ONE.
too cool, thinking INSIDE THE BOX!




(I don't really want one)

Annie_Girl Loc: It's none of your business

That is actually pretty cool.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Very nice. So there is no glass in the original lens? This could be a popular attraction at a local fund raiser. Make a wooden tripod and wear period clothes. A wireless setup could send the results to a printer.

wilsondl2 Loc: Lincoln, Nebraska

The original glass is still in the lens board. It fits my Graphic View Cameras. - Dave

Darkroom317 Loc: Mishawaka, IN

Ugh: You would get better resolution using the camera as it was intended. Oh well now you have camera movements for digital

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

Stealth indeed !!

Erik_H Loc: Denham Springs, Louisiana

That is great! I love it.

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

OK. Now will somebody please come up with a way to mount a full frame DSLR (with battery grip, of course) into a Brownie Hawkeye body?

photonphysicist Loc: Texas

Oh that is awesome!

djtravels Loc: Georgia boy now

Inventive to say the least. Have fun with it. DJT