Accessories
for large format photography
In our workshops we are producing exclusively made for LVC:
Wooden filmholders
Camera conversions
Reducing frames
Lensboards
Contact printing frames
Fresnel screens
Bellows and bag bellows
Valuable tools in new design
Coating tools for alternative processes
Vertical mounting devices for panorama cameras
Contact printing frames
What is a printing frame used for?
For most alternative photographic processes in which a large-format negative is exposed in contact with a positive carrier:
Contact copies on printout paper (albumen prints, platinum and palladium prints, oil and bromide prints, carbon prints, etc.)
What does it do?
It brings the negative into direct contact with the paper carrier, pressing them firmly together across the entire surface, without any air bubbles.
Since high-class printers often work with textured artist paper, the printing frame must also be able to bring textured paper into the closest contact with the negative.
In this case possible variation of pressure is extremely useful.
A good printing frame renders expensive vacuum presses unnecessary.
What will you get?
This design is meant for practitioners for whom the existing products are too feeble.
Our contact printing frames are manufactured of waxed cherrywood with a split back for better handling (you can check your print without moving it) with anodized black springs and also two aluminium bars where you slip the springs.
The back is covered with dense felt.
This means:
You’ll buy an article which will last for a lifetime and which pleases your eyes as well as your demands for perfect functioning.
Available in the sizes:
10×12″ (also good for 8×10″)
12×16″ (good also for 11×14″)
20×24″ (with three springs, good also for 8×20″, 12×20″, 16×20″).
Filmholders
Classic sheet film Holders – from our production department
This is the difference:
- Lotus View sheet film holders are manufactured from exclusively handselected wood
- Traditional European craftmanship at its best
Special characteristics:
- very lightweight
- very solid
- available in all customer sizes.
Some comments on Lotus sheet film holders
Just the other day a customer sent a holder in to be checked for leaks which was not our brand … We soon found that the lighttrap was made of a cheap material and definitely couldn’t last long:
The lighttrap contained strips of plastic, v-shaped and felted.This pair of strips may trap light for a dozen uses, even a bit longer. Inevitably it will start to leak when the v-shape is relaxed and compressed by pulling the darkslides frequently. We at Lotus View Camera have spent a lot of time on research and a lot of money on creating the best tooling for making a guaranteed lightproof lighttrap. We ended by incorporating the traditional copper-beryllium comb shape as the heart of our lighttrap. Felted with special fabric it makes our sheet film holders more reliable. It is cheaper in the long run to buy good quality.
The following sizes are available:
4×10″, 7×17″, 8×10″, 8×20″, 11×14″, 14×17″, 12×20″, 20×24″
Filters - compendia
Lee Filter
The Lee Filter Holder System is so versatile that it can be fitted to almost any lense on almost any camera. Adapter rings, which screw onto the front of the lens to accommodate the filter holder are available from stock in a wide range of sizes and allow for quick and easy handling and exchange of filters.
High-quality Lee gelatin filters allow the simulation of actually existing tonal relationships in black-and-white photography or, if desired, they allow a realistic representation to be skillfully rendered unfamiliar.
Filter for Black and White Photography »Black and White Set«
Our Basic Set entails a quartet of filters which all absorb varying degrees of the blue and blue-green parts of the spectrum, creating different tones and contrasts of skies and foliage on black and white film. They can also be used to create special effects.
Available in polyester in the sizes 100 x 100 mm and 150 x 150 mm.
Filters for Colour Photography
Numerous effect filters are available for colour photography as well. These filters can be used to create tints, soft focus, colour graduations, mist or stars and numerous other effects.
Resin filters and graduated filters are available upon request.
Fresnel screens
The Fresnel lens which we use in large-format photography is a converging lens in the form of a thin plastic panel with a series of concentric stepped grooves or rings.
Depending on the direction of the basis they will generate enlarging or diminuating effects. The fresnel screen is placed over the groundglass and brightens up the corners of the groundglass image. Their strength of diffusion facilitates evaluation and accurate focusing especially for short focal lengths. Furthermore accurate exposure determination is made possible through the equal distribution of light.
Lensboards - adapterboards
I. Lens Board
1. Lens Board (wood) 4×5″ for Wisner, Tachihara, Deardorff …
2. Lens Board (wood) 8×10″ for Wisner, Gandolfi, Deardorff …
II. Adapter Board
1. Adapter Board for Linhof-Technika Lensboards Adapter Board which makes lensboards from Linhof-Technika suitable for Deardorff and Wisner Cameras. A fine piece of wood- and metal-craft, which serves not only a functional but also an aesthetic purpose.
2. Adapter Board for Canham
Adapter Board which makes lensboards from Deardorff- (4×5″ und 5×7″) and Wisner (4×5″ und 5×7″) suitable for the Canham (4×5″ and 5×7″). Precision mechanical work in brass and black eloxated aluminium.
We offer the whole spectrum of the famous LF-lenses made by SCHNEIDER KREUZNACH
Lenses
| We offer the whole spectrum of the famous LF-lenses made by SCHNEIDER KREUZNACH
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 | Cooke Series XVa Convertible for 8×10″ large format photography
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Three easily readable f stop scales on one dialable ring for the three lens combinations (front + back, front only, back only). The ring easily attaches to any Copal #3 shutter. | Combine your first XVa lens with a second XVa lens for two additional focal length combinations:365 mm (front + front and 271 mm (back + back).
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Cooke Portrait PS945 Soft Focus Lens 229mm, f/4.5 for 4×5 Large Format Photography This lens is a modern reproduction of the vintage Pinkham & Smith Visual Quality Series IV Soft Focus Lens used by early 20th century master impressionist photographers. Cooke has reproduced the unique performance of these hand-rubbed lenses using modern design techniques to duplicate the unique, velvety, yet high-resolution performance exactly. Use the Cooke PS945 to capture portraits, fashion, still lifes, landscapes, weddings and for artistic experimentation. | |
Tripods - Berlebach
We are proud to offer to you tripods and accessories from Berlebach. Berlebach Stativtechnik have nearly hundred years of expierence and are specialized in the production of wooden tripods with a maximum of vibration damping.
Tripods from Berlebach are mostly used in photography, video, survey technique and astronomy.
REPORT Tripod system
All tripods are aviable with single leg extention and double leg extention.
Mounting head with easy- to- read 360° scale and spring- mounted fastening screw: 1/4″ standard, 3/8″ and 5/8″ optional.
This tripod version is especially suitable for heavy apparatus as the spring-mounted fastening screw is capable of holding any equipment without problems. Very well suited to work near ground level.
Mounting head with centre column; standard length 50 cm, see accessories for other lengths.
Fastening screw: standard 1/4″, 3/8″ and 5/8″ optional.
Centre column gives additional convenient height adjustment. These centre columns are made from precision- drawn light- metal tubing and are built into the tripod to fit precisely. Use of an extra short centre column (10cm) enables near- ground-level work.
Mounting head with ball/socket and built-in spirit level.
Maintenance free ball seated in high-grade plastic, spring- mounted fastening screw: 1/4″ standard, 3/8″ and 5/8″ optional.
This tripod version is equiped with an additional levelling facility to allow precise 30° adjustment in all directions. A very valuable feature when working on uneven ground. Especially recommended for heavy equipment.
Mounting head with ball/socket, built-in spirit level and centre column (standard length 50cm)
Maintenance free ball seated in high-grade plastic fastening screw: 1/4″ standard, 3/8″ and 5/8″ optional.
This is the top-of-the-line model which delivers perfect results in any conditions. For many work assignments there is no need to use a tripod head. Large heights can be reached and near-to-ground work is possible by using the various centre columns. Extremely convenient when working on uneven ground.
UNI Tripod system
Berlebach’s UNI tripod system has been specially developed with the professional in mind. Strong leg segments made of high quality ash wood combined with precisely manufactured metal components guarantee the everlasting durability demanded by the professional user. This tripod system is suitable for all camera sizes and is the perfect solution for universal applications, such as studio, nature, industrial and technical photography.
Unipods are used for all assignments where there is insufficient room for a tripod and where snapshots have to be taken in just a few seconds, e.g. in sports photography. They are available in two sizes. An interated tripod head enables vertical tilt. Extensions are continuously variable. The Unipod stands firmly in place thanks to interchangeable steel spikes or rubber feet.