Making a Camera | Handcrafted Woodworking

[@bday56]

I've watched many, many videos about this subject but this is definitely the best ever. Thank you for sharing this beautiful camera with us.

[@DieterSchneider]

Thank you!

[@KSFWG]

I'm speechless... To say "wonderful craftsmanship" seems woefully inadequate and understated. Thank you for the video.

[@DieterSchneider]

Thanks for watching and your inspirational words, appreciate it.

[@GaetanCormier]

Best 35 minutes I spent on KZbin for a long time! congrats!

[@DieterSchneider]

Thanks, That is great :)

[@DieterSchneider]

Hope you enjoyed this video. Thanks for watching!

[@adamfrench9566]

also great video keep up the good work

[@DieterSchneider]

Thanks, I'll do my best

[@stephen33]

This is wonderful. Thank you.

[@bunyowbub]

What a spectacular camera you’ve made. I’m awed!

[@EvelioPerez]

Great craftmanship! Can you please add a link to the song you used on the video?

[@anthonymiller8979]

Wonderful work. Back around 2000 I used to make wooden cameras and conversion backs for wet plate photographers and can appreciate how much work goes into this. Beautiful camera

[@castanheira99]

Work of a Master. Thank you for the vídeo.

[@DieterSchneider]

Thank you too!

[@derekpeterson8005]

Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship! How anyone has given this a thumbs down either don't understand how it works (the camera) or is just ignorant all together. Thanks for sharing!

[@fotic2008]

My respect. Best video ever.

[@davidkelsey2864]

A true craftsman.

[@Normanskie]

Despite all the DIY tools, very labour intensive. Also @11:11 try using a drinking straw as it also collects the old glue and you can even squeeze one end to get into corners.

[@my520graj]

This is gonna one of my "all time videos" on YT. Fantastic job, great skills, good music. Respect and good luck.

[@DieterSchneider]

Wow, thanks. That's wonderful

[@jaidamann8365]

Great job.. Would love to see some images from the Large Format Camera.

[@Chiaroscuro1991]

Beautifully done. My regards, Mark Osterman: Scully & Osterman.

[@sickofjunk]

Amazing and Beautiful...I love the video and the craftsmanship to build a camera..

[@reynaldocastaneda4712]

Great build man!

[@DieterSchneider]

Thanks!

[@OneBlueLagoon]

What, no tilt shifting? Kidding, awesome.

[@doumepatrice7597]

Un travail d'ébénisterie d'art admirable

[@jameslane3846]

Amazing, I wish to make a 16x20 camera one day for wet plate and film

[@josepherwin8709]

Humbling and inspiring at the same time.

[@chriscunningham6362]

Thank You so much for taking the time and trouble to video your process. I got some great ideas for my build. Very enjoyable!

[@DieterSchneider]

Thanks

[@skolrelaterat4113]

Very impressive!

[@jaishetty8586]

Thank you for teaching me how to make Bellows. Marvellous job. Appreciate it.

[@karenrohee2200]

I can spend hours watching this... How talented you are and how beautiful everything is. How I wish I can do the same 😂 35 minutes of art.

[@jansilar8737]

Absolutely awesome!

[@michaelweitzman9243]

Masterful.....from beginning to end

[@jacquesdubord6844]

You are a very skill woodworker, what you do here is very nice. Thanks

[@seahawkish]

Kudos. Beautiful camera. Compliments to your great work working/crafting skills.

[@DieterSchneider]

Thanks, appreciate it

[@julienserarre2516]

I loved your work and also the music you´ve used for this video. Cheers Dieter!

[@TomRaneyMaker]

Beautiful work.

[@douglasacuna2766]

That is beautiful work.

[@DieterSchneider]

Thank you very much!

[@AmbiguousAdventurer]

If you focus by making the rear standard move, doesn't the focusing rail stick out and get in your way of viewing the ground glass?

[@Psycandy]

any relation to the fantastic Schneider compur shutter lens?

[@davekimball3610]

Simply amazing to see done. The sliding joinery, the bellows construction, everything was fantastic to watch.

[@bodaciousbiker]

Wow! What a pleasure watching a true craftsman at work! You make it look so easy(which of course it's not), and your cameras are beautiful!

[@fathiismail333fathiismail]

Through 35min. I was followed all the steps from A to X of how a view, wooden camera are perfectly made with inaccuracy still final fishing, of the whole wooden camera, and the square bellows, plus the ground glass, I would like to know what kind of the abrasive materials which are used in making the ground glass, I'm so glad to see such a wonderful useful video, that needed to remember us the origins of photography, Thanking you so much, for the great and perfect effort, my congratulations for your awesome especially application of art manipulation, hoping a continuation of success for the coming generation.

[@JourneysEnd1750]

Gorgeous work! 👍👍👍👍

[@nicolamastrorilli4454]

Semplicemente... ECCELLENTE..

[@ConstantinSPurcea]

I will not complain about the length of the video. 35 minutes just flew by and not only that, I learnt so much from it although you didn't explain, you showed very clearly each step of the process. Just by following along I feel like I can make one now :D

[@АлександрКозырьков-г5е]

Отличная работа ! Мастерски сделано !

[@jayphilbin2871]

Fantastic video. You are a true craftsman!

[@eduardobenavides9102]

35 minutos 41 segundos ...víendo elaborar una joya de arte....cámaras hermosas...!!!

[@davidrichards6718]

thank you for the video. Truely inspirational, your bellows, a work of art, magnificent

[@dennisleavell3580]

Do you ever sell those? Amazing work !!

[@gen157]

I didn't have time to watch through the whole thing, but you've made a wonderful work of art. You took your time and was careful with every action I saw during my skimming. I really appreciate work like this. Truly a wonderful looking camera you've made.

[@rogerwilkoson]

Beautiful work!! Thanks for recording all the steps making this gorgeous camera.

[@DieterSchneider]

Thank You. Thanks for watching :)

[@a.m.creativ]

This was an absolute joy to watch! Thank you so much for sharing this amazing content with us.

[@DieterSchneider]

Thanks for watching and your comment :)

[@Svearampen]

Hellige makrell, Dieter! Helt sykt vakkert håndverk! Keep it up!!

[@DieterSchneider]

Tusen takk :)

[@pepeg.luthier566]

Beautiful Work. Great woodworking skills.

[@woodywood1951]

Awesome... Outstanding... Simply amazing...

[@DieterSchneider]

Thanks, thanks and thanks :)

[@livioverh2155]

Fantastic........bravo

[@Gradvlax]

Beautiful. Thanks for showing us your work.

[@nitrousman8882]

Beautiful work… but have you done something in 4x5? 🙏

[@johnhigginson5079]

So pleased to have found this .. inspiring

[@leagirardin8337]

Hello, first, great work! So careful and with beautiful attention to details! Where did you get the template from? Do you have any litterature on old camera manufacturers? Thanks ;)

[@IanWilkinson]

I bet this would look even better with a Schneider Kreuznach, instead of the magic lantern, lens. Great display of skills here! I particularly like the bellows fabrication and wonder how you would make one with the tapering outline for your plywood wet plate camera.

[@DieterSchneider]

Thanks, only lenses I had available. I did not make those bellows myself, but to make tapered bellows you can use a tapered box. I have also seen other methods without using a box, but never tried that. The advantage of using a box is that they will fit perfectly every time.

[@JN282]

Beautiful work, fine craftsmanship! Can you tell me what black the fabric/material was that you used for the bellows?

[@jasonzh8809]

It's really great, thank you for sharing your video.

[@jwbookout]

This is beautiful. I was researching ambrotypes and came across this amazing video. Thank you.

[@alexnovik8815]

excellent and very competent

[@DieterSchneider]

Thanks

[@jacovanlith5082]

This is ART - MAGIC - KUNST

[@jamesgreen1204]

THAN U FOR MY CAMERA 😊

[@f1rstclass596]

Greatly enjoyed, awesome and appreciate the quality. Thanks for sharing, much continued success.

[@blackubuntu]

Truly amazing, you are a maestro!

[@juanmaporta]

Impresionante vídeo. Esto sí que es auténtico arte. Gracias por compartir la realización de esta obra maestra.

[@FabrizioZago]

Amazing! Beautiful project and great video!

[@DieterSchneider]

Thank you, appreciated.

[@akumasemilla3025]

Excelente trabajo muy bueno y preciso

[@DieterSchneider]

Muchas gracias

[@FilipBeunens]

Craftsmanship at its best! Very educational video for anyone who wants to get started with a project like this, even though I miss some footage concerning the plate holder which is a difficult part to make. From which material is the insertable light lock made? Many thanks for sharing your work!!!!

[@laurentmichel5362]

Félicitations pour ce très bel ouvrage! laurent

[@Jonas-iz7rj]

its beautiful

[@efmax9954]

100% RESPECT. Loved the music, would luv to know who the music is by but the quality of the video and the workmanship is top class, thank you for sharing.

[@acewoodworks2709]

Beautiful work brother.

[@FirstIrishKing]

Excellent video, thank you.

[@DieterSchneider]

Thanks

[@bwhite220]

Wait, where does the SD card go?

[@DieterSchneider]

It can only take micro SD due to the size

[@bwhite220]

Dieter Schneider that makes sense. Haha

[@scottparis6355]

Micro SD card goes next to the battery.

[@jac19353]

hermoso trabajo, no entiendo mucho de cámaras fotográficas, pero hago trabajos en madera, bastantes más simples, felicitaciones, también me gustó mucho la música, ¿que banda es?

[@stevesteves8915]

That was brilliant!

[@yoanngrange]

Wonderful work.

[@DieterSchneider]

Thank You

[@montewoods4766]

Masterful !

[@millerswood39]

This is awesome! Nice build. 👌

[@DieterSchneider]

Thanks, much appreciated

[@gmpseu4818]

Briljant! How did you prepare the glas plate?

[@heriberthuber54]

I am speechless...

[@DieterSchneider]

Thanks, I take it as a compliment :)

[@heriberthuber54]

It was meant as one :-)

[@DieterSchneider]

:D

[@bertv1205]

That's amazing! Thank you for sharing.

[@DieterSchneider]

Thank you so much

[@evgeniyfeusov]

Удовольствие смотреть, как творит мастер!

[@spiffytumbleweed4239]

Simply amazing.

[@DieterSchneider]

Thank you

[@nicolemalek]

beautiful... wow!

[@DieterSchneider]

Thank You :)

[@LighthouseKeeperFilm]

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing the process. I really like your method for making the bellows. Could you reveal what sort of material have you used for the inside layer?

[@alexismaresca7765]

Nice work !!!

[@DieterSchneider]

Than You

[@Castle6064]

My Sincere compliments wonderful work

[@DieterSchneider]

Thank you Sir!

[@Castle6064]

Welcome

[@Vegatype]

what materials did you use for the bellows? amazing craftmanship

[@eddebeus3443]

Just enjoyed your proces of manufacturing that camera; I think I need to expand my skills a lot more to do this. But the lens was suddenly there, can you buy those lenses?

[@DieterSchneider]

Thanks. You can find lenses on Ebay and Etsy from all the way back to 1860-70 if you are lucky.

[@jayphilbin2871]

I’m getting ready to replace the bellows on a Century 10A and am curious. What materials do you use for the interior and exterior layers? I really like the texture of the exterior cloth. The stiffeners will be made from what we call “railroad” board.

[@mirkoalberti9038]

Great job!!! Gracias!! Did you make also the tripop? Cargaste algun video de tripod?

[@isaiaszepeda42]

Great video it will make it a lot better if you will provide materials use in the belows and glass thanks for sharing

[@Xantophia]

I have no words... Thank you for sharing this! It is a true breath of fresh air in our plastic world. :) Do you have some sample images taken with this beauty?

[@fishing4876]

Hello. Beautiful work ! What kind of wood did you use for this camera?

[@Majk369]

Amazing work! May i ask you for how long have you been a carpenter?

[@snax_4820]

So cool

[@Timryan708]

This is beautiful work! is it possible to get a materials list for the bellows?

[@AbamAdy]

woww....woww...wowww....

[@rakeshnagar1983]

Beautiful taught u wood work?? Do u know which historic model is this from 1886?? Scovill Camera NYC As big as 5 feet expansion. I have one.

[@filmcamera1997]

Amazing❤️

[@uniqueqorn]

Hey, it's really a great video! I don't have any carpentry background but I surely have learned so much by watching your video. But could you please name the tools that you use here, please?😁 Thank you!