Burke & James Press Camera

My press camera likes sitting on my leather desk chair as much as I do.

The view finder on top and the focus finder on the side.

 The top view finder is nice to quickly frame a shot, but it requires using the rear ground glass for correct focus.

The Kalart rangefinder focus finder on the side is quite easy to use and focus without needing the ground glass.

There is a focus/distance scale on the front bed and if shooting outside with ASA100 ASA125 B & W film I just set the focus for infinity and the lens at f16 for shooting in the bright sun.  I generally carry my LunaPro SBC with spot attachment in case I decide on more critical exposure.  For transparencies I do not guestamate my exposures and will use the correct focus and exposure as measured by my Luna Pro or Spotmeter-V.

Second paragraph, last sentence should be 'takes care....'

 This camera is a great cross between a regular press camera and a technical camera.  I tend to grab this for outdoor photography more than my other cameras.  For serious photos though I'll grab the view camera.  Weight wise it weighs about 3 pounds.  About the same as the D4 and lens.  Now if you want to capture several frames per second or high speed, take a 35mm or Dslr.

Here are photos over 60 years old and are still sharper and have better color than most digital cameras can do.  I do hate that I cannot buy Kodachrome any longer.