Digital Crown Graphic field camera: As a DIY project, has anyone ever put digital sensor in a Crown Graphic camera? …maybe conjoining a digital camera to the Graphic?

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Jun 7, 2020 15:04:21 #

rickhiller

As a DIY project, has anyone ever put digital sensor in a Crown Graphic camera? …maybe conjoining a digital camera to the Graphic?

Jun 7, 2020 15:13:25 #

Cany143 Loc: SE Utah

rickhiller wrote:

As a DIY project, has anyone ever put digital sensor in a Crown Graphic camera? …maybe conjoining a digital camera to the Graphic?

Well, there's that franken-camera Magister Bob Malarz guy. But I don't recall that he used a Crown Graphic. (Maybe Bob will chime in?)

Jun 7, 2020 15:14:49 #

Darkroom317 Loc: Mishawaka, IN

Done something similar with a Fuji GFX50R on a Cambo SCView camera. It has very limited capabilities as many lenses won't focus at infinity or a reasonable distance. The sensor ends up being too far from the lens. Also keep in mind cropping of the angle of view.

Not sure about if anyone has placed a digital sensor at the film plane. There are some digital medium format backs for view cameras that sit close to or at the film place

Jun 7, 2020 15:17:37 #

RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

rickhiller wrote:

As a DIY project, has anyone ever put digital sensor in a Crown Graphic camera? …maybe conjoining a digital camera to the Graphic?

I have a Crown Graphic. but only use it with 6 x 7 or 6 x 9 120 film backs. Digital is too artificial for my likings.

Jun 7, 2020 15:23:13 #

ecurb Loc: Metro Chicago Area

rickhiller wrote:

As a DIY project, has anyone ever put digital sensor in a Crown Graphic camera? …maybe conjoining a digital camera to the Graphic?

No big deal to mount a medium format back on the speed or crown graphics, just like putting a rollfilm back on them. I never saw them but ten years or so ago I was reading about digital scanning backs for 4x5 view cameras but they never attracted further interest from me.

Jun 7, 2020 15:34:17 #

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I have. Only it was an Arca-Swiss view camera.

https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-593363-1.html

--Bob

rickhiller wrote:

As a DIY project, has anyone ever put digital sensor in a Crown Graphic camera? …maybe conjoining a digital camera to the Graphic?

Jun 7, 2020 16:51:21 #

Ysarex Loc: St. Louis

rickhiller wrote:

As a DIY project, has anyone ever put digital sensor in a Crown Graphic camera? …maybe conjoining a digital camera to the Graphic?

When I had to teach digital photo online the first time I created this illustration for the opening page of the course. I have over the years managed to fool a few people.

Joe

Jun 7, 2020 17:02:38 #

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Good one, Joe.
--Bob

Ysarex wrote:

When I had to teach digital photo online the first time I created this illustration for the opening page of the course. I have over the years managed to fool a few people.

Joe

Jun 7, 2020 17:15:18 #

Cany143 Loc: SE Utah

Ysarex wrote:

When I had to teach digital photo online the first time I created this illustration for the opening page of the course. I have over the years managed to fool a few people.

Joe

Nice, Joe. And its one of those early versions, to boot. More recent ones connect with a USB3 cable rather than with those bulky old network cables. Have you given any thought to a wireless set up yet?

Jun 8, 2020 08:55:19 #

donrosshill Loc: Delaware & Florida

OK, good fake shot. Looks like a 8000 X 12000 meg sensor.

Jun 8, 2020 09:24:18 #

Don, the 2nd son Loc: Crowded Florida

If I still had my 4x5 I would toy with the idea of adapting a 4x5ish flat bed scanner to the back for long exposure experiments. Now I wish I still had the bits to work with. Preferred to housework LOL

Jun 8, 2020 10:07:33 #

Al Beatty Loc: Boise, Idaho

Hi Rick,
Here is a back for a 4x5 camera that will allow you to use a Nikon camera to shoot a series of pictures to then stitch together to make a final image (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nikon-DF-D4-D7000-DSLR-SLR-Digital-Back-Adapter-For-4x5-Large-Format-Camera/183710930906?hash=item2ac60657da:g:QggAAOSwux5YM6bG). Good luck. Take care & ...

Jun 8, 2020 10:37:04 #

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

Al Beatty wrote:

I've seen that and thought about getting it for my Linhoff. It's reasonably priced, that's for sure.

Jun 8, 2020 12:48:07 #

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

DIY digital "backs" for large format cameras...

https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-4X5-Camera-Scan-Back/

https://petapixel.com/2020/03/13/this-guy-turned-a-small-scanner-into-a-digital-back-for-large-format-cameras/

Jun 8, 2020 12:56:34 #

BebuLamar

I have a question.
If I point a digital camera at the ground glass of a view camera I can certainly take a picture of the image formed by the view camera lens. However, would it work if there is no ground glass there?
I use the Iphone and took a picture thru the viewfinder of a Nikon F3 and it works OK but you would see the texture of the focusing screen. When I removed the focusing screen it doesn't work.

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