help me! the monster camera! 16×20″ tailboard by StenopeiKa

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Ciao Ragazzi!

this week we have a monster!!! 🙂

In this weekly video i’ll show you one of bigger camera of StenopeiKa line, the StenopeiKa 16×20″ tailboard modular camera, in this case, iroko wood, with movements only on the back standard.

I remind you that this is just one of the many configurations available, and you could built your camera directly on the configurator that you find on the web site, here:

https://www.stenopeika.com/prodotto/stenopeika-tailboard-camera-configuration/

If you have a problem with a website you can find the tutorial to use the configurator:

https://www.stenopeika.com/tutorial-build-your-camera/

3 reasons to choose tailboard modular camera

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Ciao Ragazzi!

In wishing you a happy new year, I leave 2017 with a new video: 3 reasons to choose tailboard modular camera.

1) modular: every parts of this kind of camera are interchangeable, and every parts will be replace with other in any moments without modifies on camera

2) Custom for you: you can build YOUR CAMERA in your favorite configuration with a configurator directly on the web site here http://www.stenopeika.com/prodotto/stenopeika-tailboard-camera-configuration/

3) You decide how much spend: thank to the configurator you can choose your favorite configuration based on the budget and technical needs of the moment, quiet that in the future you can change the configuration without having to spend for a new camera.

should i change idea in the future?
at any time you can change configuration without making changes to the camera and decide how much to spend.

Happy new year!

For the Black Friday 2017 FORBIDDEN to have more doubts about your camera configuration

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Ciao Ragazzi!

With this new video, this week, i would like to show you the possibility of tailboard camera; the small camera size despite the giant size (11×14 “is really big), the low weight, and the possibility to build as you want thanks the a wide range of accessories available, every, or almost, magnetic.

In the video I present a 11×14” camera, but all features, magnetic bellows, reduction back ect, are replicable on other formats, i repeat for the new friends that this camera is expandable in format and length, and also you can add movements to the standards also in a second time (you can see video here)

Like every time that i present a new camera, i have a special offer for that you follow me, if you insert your date bellow, you’ll receive 3 video extra with the secrets of StenopeiKa 11×14″ tailboard modular camera and, if you follow and accept the offer, a large format accessory for free.

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WHY sutter pop-up tent for collodion photography?

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Ciao Ragazzi!

This time we go out from my workspace to take picture outside with StenopeiKa 5×7 tailboard modular camera, Sine-igne 200 mm f4 wooden lens and… try the new sutter pop-up tent for ice fishing.

For the location, thanks to Lorenzo, it was possible to choose the alpine refuge “Faggione delle valli” located in a Acquerino natural park, very wonderful natural park near my work space, in the mountains between Pistoia and Prato (Tuscany, Italy).

The sutter tent is a very confortable pop-up tent, after 2/3 times is possible to open it in only 1 minute, and disassemble in the same time. Thank to the bag pack you can transport it without problem in any locations.

The tent was born for ice fishing so, in different areas it filters the light from the outside, but with a black adhesive tape is possible to have a really good hold of light and work in serenity.

I did not see any qualitative differences with the most popular quick-fish eskimo (type 2), and if you consider that the sutter is also found in Europe, i think it is a great advantage for European collodion photographers that want a definitively solution for take pictures with collodion outside (and sometimes also inside).

The only negative note concerns the height, in fact for now I found only the model with high 1.70 meters, for me is ok but for the tallest friends this can surely represent a problem.

So, I hope you like the video, see you next time!

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Why use 11×14″ wetplate holder with magnetic connections, 1st part

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Ciao ragazzi!

Today i’ll show you the details of StenopeiKa 11×14″ native wetplate holder and 3 good reasons to to use it.

So the first one is a technical reason, this holder is different from the commercial holder because it is not plugged into the camera but it is attracted to the camera so the accidental movements are avoided during the insertion phase, because if you use this holder you don’t have a insertion phase!

The second one is esthetic reason, this holder resemble perfectly the external camera profile, obviously i speak for Stenopeika cameras, folding and tailboard, but with some modifies i could make it also for a other cameras.

The third reason (I didn’t say it in this video, but i’ll explain better in the next one)  is that the holder accepts plates up to 4 mm in thickness, one of the few in the market to accept such thick plates.

BUT TODAY I HAVE ALSO A GIFT FOR YOU!

Only for you who follow me on the blog and on the social, I have 3 more videos with extra content where you can discover the secrets of the 11×14″ wetplate holder and special gift.

Click here and follow the instructions to wach the video and find out the secret of StenopeiKa wetplate holders.



Interview with Dennis Ziliotto

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Ciao Ragazzi

Today is the time for interviews, so i ask to Dennis Ziliotto if he want to say some words about wet plate collodion photography, Stenopeika cameras, and the sense of photography.

I think it’s very interesting so I decided to share it with you.

In the video:

 

Difference between StenopeiKa tailboard and folding camera

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Hi Guys

After many request i made a videos (2 this time, one in Italian and other in Tuscan-english for my fans) when i try to explain the most important difference between tailboard camera and folding camera.

Summarizing quickly:

  1. Opening setup: the open setup of tailboard is more quick and easy than folding, but folding, when is close, is smaller and lighter than Tailboard.
  2. Open and close system: tailboard is an “open camera”, in any moment of camera life you could change camera parts, increase the format, the length, add movements and so on without changing on the camera, the folding camera is “close camera” you can’t increase or change format in a second time.
  3. Costs: in a Tailboard camera you choose the best configuration for you and then choose how much you spend, the folding camera was born as a complete camera and therefore with a higher starting price

Bellow the two videos and links for more details of the two cameras.

StenopeiKa tailboard camera http://www.stenopeika.com/prodotto/stenopeika-tailboard-camera-configuration/

StenopeiKa 8×10 se2 folding camera professional http://www.stenopeika.com/prodotto/stenopeika-810se2-folding-camera/

ENGLISH video:

ITALIAN video:

StenopeiKa tailboard camera and sine-igne wooden lens born for collodion photography

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 Hi Guys

After the article about me and my products on Naturart magazine, i made a collodion portraits session to Tesi brothers at Giorgio Tesi Foundation in Pistoia, Italy and also i made a video to say thanks to the art director of magazine.

To made this portraits session i used my StenopeiKa 5×7 tailboard modular camera with native wetplate holder, and my Sine-igne 200 f4 wooden lens, extremely sharpness in the central part of fram and fine focus on the edges, this combination is perfect for collodion photography, especially for portraits.

I add also the picture of the Narturart article and the video below.

Fine focus system on tailboard modular camera

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Hi guys

I continue with my explanation about the possibilities offered by the StenopeiKa tailboard modular camera.

Today in this article and quick video that you find on the end of article, i’ll show you the fine focus system add-on.

Why this explanation?

Because the tailboard modular camera born with out fine focus, born only with fast focus, and… why? Because first of all you save a money, and second reason the fast focus is very very very smooth and in my personal opinion, and also in opinion of my tester, this kind of quick focus is sufficient for 90% of photographic needs, but for the remaining 10% and for all the most demanding photographers who do not want to give up, I have also introduced this precious news.

The focus setup is very simple and comfortable, You have the whole length of the baseboard with the fast focus, when you lock in the fast focus, you have a further 3 cm for precision focusing.

Also this add-on is modular and like the other accessories you could add to your camera also in a second time.

 

How to change format with StenopeiKa tailboard modular camera

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Hi Guys

after the presentation of my new StenopeiKa 8×10 tailboard modular camera, i received many questions about this modularity.

StenopeiKa 5×7 tailboard modular camera without movements and native wetplate holder

For that reasons i made a video (here) to show you the simplicity of the operation (change the format with same camera) and also i write this article to explain better the other possibilities of tailboard camera.

 

So, to made the video, for test and for workshop, i always use a 5×7″ tailboard with a start configuration without movements but with native wetplate holder (rendering on the left, without bellow).

StenopeiKa 5×7 tailboard camera, standard configuration+ 1 base board + 1 back body

In this configuration the focus glass in on other magnetic frame, magnetic like frames bellow and native wetplate holder, that you remove after the focus setup.

How i tried to explain in the video, as well as changing the size simply by changing the back body, you can add baseboards (and back bodies) to stretch the bellows extension as you want.

StenopeiKa 5×7 tailboard camera with movements on the front

In the picture on the right you could see an example of this kind of configuration (standard camera + 1 additional base board + 1 back body + 1 bellow not in the picture), note well that you can re-use the same wetplate holder.

StenopeiKa 5×7 tailboard camera with movements on the front and on the back bodies

In addition to this, as I said in the last video, the bodies can be changed with others having the movements, like the next pictures.

The bodies can be changed at any time, also the addiotinal base board.

With the top configuration you will have a camera with movements like monorail view camera but easier to transport.

So… why do you wait again?

BUILD YOUR CAMERA!

Choose your configuration here!