Gundlach Optical Co. 4x5' Folding Field Camera

 
Gundlach 4x5’ Folding Field Camera

Gundlach 4x5’ Folding Field Camera

I received this Gundlach Opt. Co. folding 4x5' field camera for Christmas several years back but it needed some repairs to get it back to working condition. I made the repairs, purchased a few 4x5' film holders and a small box of sheet film. The old camera was all set to go back to work so off I went to Gettysburg for a trial photo shoot. I brought the exposed negatives back home to develop and here's the results.

Warfield Ridge Cannon | Gettysburg, PA

Warfield Ridge Cannon | Gettysburg, PA

Little Round Top | Gettysburg, PA

Little Round Top | Gettysburg, PA

Detailed view of Unicum shutter + lens

Detailed view of Unicum shutter + lens

Sadly, It has an apparent light leak from a breach in the bellows so I won't be using this camera in the future but it does make a nice shelf decoration and a wonderful addition to my studio. I'm guessing this camera dates back to around the 1920's. It was interesting to bring it back to life one more time.