It has been a couple weeks since I updated the progress on the 3D printing of the camera. I have printed many more parts and I have started assembling parts together. I’ll start with the prints. First we have the front standard base pieces. They look good, and now I just need to tap the…
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Printing a Camera – Part 3
More parts! Well, new versions of some you have seen before and new ones too. Fist you get the new focus rails: They now have slightly rounded corners, and slots rather than holes. They printed really well. The gears look great, the surface looks good as well. I had one corner come up just a…
Printing a Camera – Part 2
It has a been a few weeks since I posted about how I am trying to 3D print a Canham Camera. I have been busy making prints. I talked with my dad about it more, and I got a file to try that he already had drawn up in the right format. I that printed…
Printing a Camera – part 1
My father has been building cameras for a long time. His cameras a great and they have changed and evolved over the years. I worked for him for a while as well building a lot of the cameras that are out there in the world. The cameras have come in two forms: traditional wood and…
Trying Something New – SPE
This last week I went to Reno, NV for a few days to be at the Society of Photo Educators conference. My father’s business sets up with Kodak Alaris to talk about and promote Kodak Film. My father has been many times, but this year I came because there is a likely chance that I…
Taking Pictures – Waterfalls
This posting is all about one of the things I have always enjoyed taking pictures of: waterfalls. Specifically I am talking about taking pictures with my large format cameras. Looking back through all my pictures over all the years I have been using a large format camera I have found that I quite often take…
Large Format Photography – My Setup
I felt it was time for another writing about my use of large format cameras. I realized it had been a while since my last writing on it. Last time was about why I enjoy shooting with a large format camera, and today I am going to talk about the equipment I use when I…
Solar Eclipse October 2023
On Saturday, October 14, 2023 I had the chance to see an annular solar eclipse from my home in Chandler. It was only 86% of totality at the maximum. It was still really cool. I was able to get out my solar telescope and I decided part way through that I would take pictures of…
Large Format Photography – The Why
I have mentioned here before that I worked for my father’s large format camera business for 20 years. During that time, I learned a lot about building large format cameras. Another result of me working for the company was that I was able to build a camera and use it for myself. I use a…
Building Cameras
As I have mentioned before I worked for my dad’s business, K. B. Canham Cameras, Inc., for 20 years as my primary job. It was never a full-time job, but it was my job. During that time I did a lot of different things for the company. Some of the stuff I did was mundane…