A camera the size of a trailer?

[ishpop]

Sort of cool prints:

http://www.petapixel.com/2010/09/07/john-chiara-and-his-amazing-trailer-sized-camera/

🙂

 

[wotalegend]

I have seen pictures before of a camera built on the back of a truck which takes pictures about 8x10.......feet that is, not inches. I'd love to see the enlarger to go with that ;-)

 

[tomalophicon]

Beautiful prints.

 

[Keith]

I've seen this clip before and I found it mesmerising ... it was great to see it again.

I love his approach and his need to do it his way ... standing in front of one of those prints would be quite an experience I would think!

 

[film nut]

Should I start saving money for a trailer or a Leica. They probably cost about the same.

Mike

 

[Bob Michaels]

How about a camera the size of an aircraft hangar at the old El Toro AFB base in LA? How about a 33'x111' photo? 200 gallons of developer for one shot?

Read about it at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,199528,00.html

Yes, that is the same Doug McCulloh that recently curated a show by blind photographers at the California Museum of Photography. (Be an unbeliever, I have seen parts of the show and it is damn good)

And the same doug McColloh whose book "Dream Street" is the best documentary photography I have seen in a long time.

 

[thomob]

that is a true inspiration. thank you for uploading that!

i know what my next investment will be! ha ha

this is the truck turned into a camera http://www.cameratruck.net/Site/Landing.html i didnt find it as inspiring as this guy tho!

 

[ZeissFan]

Yeah, but how's the bokeh? That's what all Leica owners must know, because that's what's always the most important aspect. And is there a f/1.0 lens available?

 

[ishpop]

haha, you guys are funny.

I agree with you Keith, I really liked the guy simply because he was doing (his) thing, and not simply to be "different", but because it just felt right. You could tell he was a modest chap.

 

[Frankie]

I used to have access to an Acti-V [cartographic] process camera equipped with a 42", 30" and 24" focal length Red Dot Arctar lenses. The camera monorail was 25' long and the vacuum camera back was 32" x 42"...and install through a wall into a room.

The whole thing was kinda like a giant 4 x 5 camera. I often imagined mounting the camera on a flat back truck using the sleeping cab as the camera back...

Once during a move, the camera had to be removed/reinstalled through the building wall with the copy board removed; so I had the rare opportunity of focusing the lens to infinity while the wall was being rebuilt. I took a picture of the new neighbourhood...the exposure time was minutes.

A contact print from the negative was big enough for hanging. If a blow back (enlargement) was desired, then the vacuum copy board can handle 48" wide roll paper/film 8' at a time. One can wallpaper the whole room.

I often smiled when hearing people bragging about large format.

 

[Darshan]

I think I saw a "red dot" on there somewhere...or was it "black"? 😛

Nice clip, thx for sharing.

Dan.

 

[Frankie]

I think I saw a "red dot" on there somewhere...or was it "black"? 😛

Nice clip, thx for sharing.

Dan.

The Red Dot was silk-screened on the leather lens cap...and denotes a higher grade/calibration than regular models. The lenses were made by Geortz.