Front movements added to Korona?

Has anyone ever heard of front movements being added to an 8x`0, or 11x14 Korona.

I have an 11x14 Korona with front rise as the only front movement. I prefer it to my B+J 8x10 which is much less stable.

I was just wondering if anyone had ever had something like that done.

Thanks

David

Hi,

I have a Korona 8X20 (same frame design) that has tilt and

swivel added by someone in California who rebuilt it. This adds,

of course, a lot of functionality to the camera. I could find out who

did the work if you are really interested.

Yes. That would be great if I could get some info on who might be able

to do such a thing.

Thanks

DH

There's a good chance the person who did the mod was Patrick Alt.

Don't have his contact info at hand, but he's in L.A. and is well

known for his quality LF repairs and modifications.

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Cheers!

There is also the "Front-tilt lensboard" adapter. I don't know who

made these, but the one I had was two 6X6" frames separated by a short

bellows with side plates and locking knob to tilt the frames relative

to each other. The rear frame fit the camera in place of the lensboard

and the regular lensboard with lens went in the front frame. The

posssible advantage of this over having your camera modified is you

can use the adpater on more than one camera. I have seen these for

sale on eBay, but I suspect they are hard to find. You might have one

made though. I may have a picture of the one I had I can email you if

you are interested.

Patrick Alt did a beautiful job of refurbishing my Deardorf 5x7 (found

in a barn under crud and rotted, but like new now), and also modified

my Korona 7x17 to have tilt, swing, and a new way to rise. The tilt

is funky but works beautifully. He also makes cameras (one is a

wooden 4x10 fixed focus, I think). Years ago he was at:

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Patrick Alt Design

1324 S. Figueroa #101

Los Angeles, CA 90015

213-748-3087

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I haven't been in touch in years so it might have changed. He is busy

so it takes some time and is best put into the system and shipped when

he is ready for the camera. Very nice guy to talk to.

Patrick Alt was the guy who modified the Korona 8X20. His work

is excellent. The front swivel takes a good twist of the the nit to

secure it adequately but it does work. As good as it was, I

dumped the old Korona frame and mounted the rest of the

camera on a Sinar P base. The difference in stability and

maneuverability is not short of amazing.