CCB 617C Panoramic - Body only with dark slide - Includes body only and format reducing masks for 612, 69 and 66 formats. Ideal for photographers who want to have more than one film stock loaded and enables use of two or more different film stocks on the same image and framing.
No lens cone or ground glass or any other accessories apart from format masks. Meant to be used with full lens cone or Graflok sets in other listings.
The camera was launched in a very successful Kickstarter Campaign with very positive feedback: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/customcamerabuilding/
612 and 4x5, 5x7 and 8x10 Large Format options were also available in the campaign and will be offered in a few months once our production capacity catches up to demand.
CCB 617C panoramic camera is an improvement both functionally and estheticaly to previous models. It takes 4 panoramic 55x170mm negatives/positives on the roll of 120 medium format film in full 6x17 format. Negative is nearly the same in the surface area to large format 4x5 film and offers a large enlarging or scanning surface for the best results. Larger number of exposures in smaller formats (achieved with included format masks). Format masks made for long life and precise masking. Can be inserted even mid roll if the exposure numbers aren't past 7 on 617 exposure window - film roll can be easily rewound for mask insertion if format change is needed.
- 4 exposures in 6x17 format
- 6 exposures in 6x12 format
- 8 exposures in 6x9 format
- 12 exposures in 6x6 format
- all of these formats are clearly marked on the ground glass attachment
Just like with the earlier models, the camera is based around film flatness. It has separate cones that can be matched to the lens as required.
Design was made to be exceptionably simple and affordable while enabling film flatness and tolerances of similar commercially available cameras.
They're printed from ABS Glass Fiber as it's extremely stable material with superior vibration resistance of composite materials. Grip has integrated cable release holder. There is standard 1/4" tripod mount on the bottom.
Another benefit of the design is that it was made to be scalable to 6x6, 6x9 and 6x12 sizes.
3 cold shoes mounted on top of the camera. They can be easily replaced or exchanged for other customized accessory.
Both film spools are supported on both ends making sure that film tracks properly across the path. Resulting parallelism of the whole system (body, cone, helicoid and lens board) is within plus minus 0.08mm. This is already surpassing ANSI standard for film holder flatness on similar formats. Each camera comes with QC certificate with measurements.
For comparison, Hasselblad medium format cameras on much smaller format have plus minus 0.03mm on body, back and even more range on the focusing screen.
For this camera at its optimal shooting apertures of f22 and f16, these specifications exceed the requirements by a high margin. At larger apertures it will also exceed the requirements.
Specifications:
Width: 252mm (9.92inch)
Height: 111mm (4.37inch)
Depth - body only without protrusion: 34.75mm (1.37inch)
Back door hardware ads 8mm to the depth
Depth to the front of the lens board with Schneider 90mm SA: 100.75mm (4inch)
Weight with 90mm SA cone, helicoid and lens board: 735 grams.