Patent ID: 6795648
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A high resolution photographic system comprising:a lens; a camera body with film advance mechanism; a bellows connecting the lens to the camera body; a magazine configured to store and advance a roll of film, wherein the magazine allows a pneumatic suction of a 9 inchÃ—18 inch frame of the film to a platten at a back of the magazine; two supports configured to connect to the camera body at a central horizontal axis of the frame of the film allowing the camera body to tilt a user defined amount, the supports configured to have a clear span; a connection plate configured to connect each of the two supports, wherein the connection plate provides a swivel attachment for horizontal rotation of the camera body relative to the lens around a center vertical axis of a film plane; a support rod attached to the connection plate, wherein the support rod has a bellows support and a front standard; a mirror alignment device to aid lens and film plane alignment; a ground glass with at least two clear non-intersecting circular areas; and a vacuum pump configured to provide the pneumatic suction.