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

Opps! I skimmed over the part where you said there were gear scales. As
Leonard said, are you sure it's not a full plate camera (6.5 x 8.5) . If it
is an 8x10 camera set up with cirkut scales, it would be a pretty rare
camera. Jim Johnson mentioned in a conversation that a bunch of prototypes
and one a kind cameras were made. There were some cycle pogos set up as
cirkuts as well. Jamie