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Intrepid Camera Company launch a 5×7 camera
Intrepid Camera Company in the UK has just released a 5×7 model large format camera.
Made from birch plywood, anodised aluminium and plastic with water resistant nylon bellows it weighs in at 1.4kg.
Max bellows extension: 380mm
Min bellows extension: 90mm
Max Front Rise/Fall: 70mm / 25mm
Max Front Shift: +/- 40mm
Max Front Tilt +/- 45º
Max Front Swing +/- 45º
Rear Tilt + / – 30º
Folded dimensions: 220mm x 220mm x 90mm
Weight: 1.45 kg
Intrepid 5×7 lens board: 108mm x 108mm
Lenses from 90mm – 360mm
High quality ground glass screen with a 1/2” grid
Tripod mounts 1/4” and 3/8”
More information from Intrepid Camera Company website.
We reviewed the 4×5 mark one camera in October 2017.
We reviewed the 8×10 mark two camera in June 2020.
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I was waiting for this camera to come out and price and weight are great but the custom lens board is a disappointment. I shoot 8×10″ currently and need to reuse lenses but I don’t know if I want to go to the effort of making my own adapter or swap lens boards every time I change cameras.