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Taking shape

By McAleavy Posted on 8th Feb, 2016 Posted in Cameras Tagged with 8x10, Bulldog, large format, wet plate

Camera bed

I’ve now glued sides and the bed onto the rear standard, and after a bit of a panic about the orientation of the crossbar on the top, I’m happy that everything is lining up as it should. The holes for …

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Clamps

By McAleavy Posted on 7th Feb, 2016 Posted in Cameras Tagged with 8x10, Bulldog, large format, wetplate

The Clamps!

Gluing has begun. First lesson: buy more clamps. This’ll be much quicker with more clamps.

Bulldog 8×10

By McAleavy Posted on 6th Feb, 2016 Posted in Cameras Tagged with 8x10, Bulldog, large format, wetplate

Bulldog 8x10

So after many years of procrastination I’ve finally decided to get into 8×10 photography, primarily to shoot tintypes and wet plate collodion. After hunting for a vintage or second hand modern camera on eBay for a while, I decided to …

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