Re: R.B.Cycle info

[James Young <jamiehy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>I have an "R.B.Cycle" camera, 8 x 10, with no lens.  The markings on the
>bottom read either "98" or "86", depending.  The camera appears to be in
>quite good shape, except that the leather is coming loose from the back
>of the pressure plate. There is a distance to gear scale along the bed,
>so I'm assuming that is is a convertible pan, similar to a Cirkut
>outfit.  Any info?

The RB cycle cameras were sold as conventional cameras as well. From a
production point of view they didn't make a #10 outfit camera, though I
read somewhere that Jim Johnson has a #10 outfit prototype that probalby
would have used the 8x10 cylcle graphic. If you have gear scales on the
camera bed, then maybe it was a special #10 outfit camera. Are there gear
scales on the camera bed? Jamie