William Corey and his 8″ x 20″ View Camera
William Corey talks about his rare 8 inch by 20 inch view camera.
Feast your eyes on his photos of Japanese gardens, not to mention brilliant black and white portraits.
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When I discovered this camera in 1987 it was badly damaged and virtually unusable. Much of the wood had dried and split, the brass gear track was bent and congealed with old grease, the leather bellows cracked and full of holes, the ground glass in two pieces, the film holders not light-tight. The owner of the shop was delighted when I paid $200.00 for it …”as is.”
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One just doesn’t walk into a camera store and ask for 8 X 20 color negative film. I telephoned the Kodak special order department and asked if they could make me the same film as I was using with my 8 X 10 - Vericolor VPL - in 8 X 20. I was pleased to discover that the cost for the larger film was only slightly more than twice the cost of the 8 X 10. I was shocked to hear that the minimum order was $10,000.
[via View Camera magazine]