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I May be joining the ranks of Large Format Shooters!
I was visiting with my little sister. She said that she had an old camera that she talked my mom into getting her from a garage sale that I could have. When I pressed her for a little info she told me it had the film holder that slid in and bellows! She didn't know size for sure other than it was pretty big, and she didn't know the name on it. It sounds from her descriptions that it may be a large format camera. I'm pretty excited. I'm hoping it is functioning! Now I'll need a different enlarger (if it works). I probebly wont see it for another month when we go up for her graduation but until then I'll be reading a lot about large format cameras! Yeah!
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Congratulations Lori,
The good news is you can make decent contact prints from these negatives (postcards even!). I hope it's in good shape so you can get right out there!
If I had been present at the creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better arrangement of the Universe.
Alfonso the Wise, 1221-1284
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Welcome to the LF ranks from another LF novice. You are in for a fun ride. 
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Ask her what's written around the lens! Even better if they could take pictures of it.
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It doesn't stop with just the camera.. You'll be wanting lenses, shutters (unless it is something like a Speed Graphic), lens boards, film holders, and, and, and...
That Aero Ektar lens would be real nice, as would some of those Petzvals that Jim Galli has... Then you'll be wanting to do 10x8 and trying out a Banquet camera or two before moving on to wet plates.
Don't do it, LF is addictive and you'll have way too much fun.
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[QUOTE=lorirfrommontana;986720] Now I'll need a different enlarger (if it works). /QUOTE]
....and a freezer for the film, that if it is bigger than 8x10 you can only buy once a year. Thank your sister very much. You are about to slide down our very slippery slope, but you will be among friends, kindred souls.
John Powers
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You are about to find out how expensive a gift can become. Get ready to be blown away, LF negs contain so much detail that it'll make you giddy.
Rick A
Argentum aevum
BTW: the big kid in my avatar is my hero, my son, who proudly serves us in the Navy. "SALUTE"
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 Originally Posted by paul_c5x4
It doesn't stop with just the camera.. You'll be wanting lenses, shutters (unless it is something like a Speed Graphic), lens boards, film holders, and, and, and...
That Aero Ektar lens would be real nice, as would some of those Petzvals that Jim Galli has... Then you'll be wanting to do 10x8 and trying out a Banquet camera or two before moving on to wet plates.
Don't do it, LF is addictive and you'll have way too much fun.
If it's a Speed, she'll certainly be looking for lenses with their own shutters! 
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Originally Posted by Changeling1
If it's a Speed, she'll certainly be looking for lenses with their own shutters!
Humm.. I thought the Speed had a focal plane shutter, if not, I stand corrected.
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Run Lori, run...Large format is more addictive than crack and twice as expensive. On the plus side, there are plenty of folks out there with stuff to lend and advice to share. Let us know what you need.
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