De Vere Devon Camera

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Do you mind me asking how much this set you back? If that's not too forward, feel free to say no.

I bought a Kodak Specialist 2 some years back for £140, but I always wanted the 5x7 to 4x5 reducing back.

I managed to mod an Intrepid reducing back with a bit of shimming. So now can shoot 5x7, FP100C45*, 4x5, FP100C and Instax. Still it would be nice to have the proper reducing back.

*Only have 1 pack of this left, and the other two packs that came with it had a colour cast, but if I could turn back the clock I would have bought so much of that stuff.
 
lharby said:
Do you mind me asking how much this set you back? If that's not too forward, feel free to say no.

I bought a Kodak Specialist 2 some years back for £140, but I always wanted the 5x7 to 4x5 reducing back.

I managed to mod an Intrepid reducing back with a bit of shimming. So now can shoot 5x7, FP100C45*, 4x5, FP100C and Instax. Still it would be nice to have the proper reducing back.

*Only have 1 pack of this left, and the other two packs that came with it had a colour cast, but if I could turn back the clock I would have bought so much of that stuff.
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Hello, I paid £50 for the item, but please bear in mind it was from a single photo of the top of the case all packed in together and without knowing what was there, there was not even the lens board visible, I actually thought it was a de vere devon as per the title of this thread. I paid commission and P&P on top of that bringing the total to around £98.

For that I got the camera as shown
The De Vere Devon Brochure
Two MPP 4x5 plate holders with film inserts,
Three half plate film holders
and of course that wonderful Ektar lens
plus the case to pack it all in.

The backs look very simple to make, and I could probably leave this as 4x5/half plate and wait for a couple of 5x7 film holders to pop up at the right price where I will make a 5x7 back. Over all a bit disappointed as I particularly wanted 8x10 facility, but I can't be disappointed at what I got for the money in a lucky dip.
 
Barney said:
Hello, I paid £50 for the item, but please bear in mind it was from a single photo of the top of the case all packed in together and without knowing what was there, there was not even the lens board visible, I actually thought it was a de vere devon as per the title of this thread. I paid commission and P&P on top of that bringing the total to around £98.

For that I got the camera as shown
The De Vere Devon Brochure
Two MPP 4x5 plate holders with film inserts,
Three half plate film holders
and of course that wonderful Ektar lens
plus the case to pack it all in.

The backs look very simple to make, and I could probably leave this as 4x5/half plate and wait for a couple of 5x7 film holders to pop up at the right price where I will make a 5x7 back. Over all a bit disappointed as I particularly wanted 8x10 facility, but I can't be disappointed at what I got for the money in a lucky dip.
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Oh that's very good, I think you did pretty well even with the commission.

I had the same lens on mine originally, as well as another on a Graflex. Never got on with them, both grubby and sticky and not firing correctly at slower speeds (I guess shutter rather than lens). Also trying to get filters on them was a pain. Much prefer having a modern lens mounted on the old 1950's camera setup.
 
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