Support our Sponsors, they keep FADU free:   AG Photographic   The Imaging Warehouse   Process Supplies   RH Designs   Second-hand Darkroom Supplies  

Notices

Go Back   Film and Darkroom User > Equipment > Cameras - Large Format

  ***   Click here for the FADU 2015/2014 Yearbooks   ***

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1  
Old 8th August 2017, 01:59 PM
CambsIan's Avatar
CambsIan CambsIan is offline
Friend
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Cambridgeshire
Posts: 1,326
Default Any good as a learning / restoration project

have come across this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THORNTON-P...IAAOSwmJdZgiad

on that well known internet auction site, seems to have it's fair share of problems

If it went cheap, would this be a good starter restoration project ?

My skills and tools are definitely only of a diy standard and this is way outside my comfort zone having never done anything like this.

Got to start learning somewhere, but is this a step too far ?

Your words of wisdom and opinions are most welcome.
__________________
Learn to live, live to learn
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 8th August 2017, 02:46 PM
Lostlabours Lostlabours is offline
Friend
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: West Midlands/Aegean
Posts: 1,988
Default

It's a strut style Thornton Pickard All Weather Press camera with a Focal plane shutter. It's stated to be 6"x4¼" camera, but it isn't, not with a 6" lens. Most likely it's a quarter plate camera.

It's not really a good restoration project to start with.

Ian
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 8th August 2017, 02:50 PM
CambsIan's Avatar
CambsIan CambsIan is offline
Friend
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Cambridgeshire
Posts: 1,326
Default

Hi Ian,

Thanks for the advice, think I'll give it a miss.

Ian
__________________
Learn to live, live to learn
Reply With Quote
Reply
Support our Sponsors, they keep FADU free:   AG Photographic   The Imaging Warehouse   Process Supplies   RH Designs   Second-hand Darkroom Supplies  

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
New Project CambsIan Photography in general 26 7th March 2017 10:34 AM
"Learning Light" - EV and/or Sunny-16? Adrian Photography in general 30 11th November 2012 10:42 PM
For Sale: Balda 6x9 folder... restoration opportunity... Xpres Sale or Wanted 1 15th March 2012 04:20 PM
Do you need a 'project' to focus? coigach Photography in general 10 25th July 2010 09:41 AM
learning the trade PaulG Photography in general 10 11th July 2009 09:54 PM


All times are GMT. The time now is 01:32 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.