BENDER 4X5: Building a View Camera

Several months back, I saw a post on Craigslist for a Bender 4X5 Camera Kit. I contacted the seller to set up an appointment to check it out. When I arrived, he told me that he found the kit in an unopened box in the attic of a cabin in McCall that he had inherited from his grandparents. Bender only made and sold these kits until 1998, but I had no way of knowing exactly how old the kit was.

I decided I was up for the challenge of building a camera, and bought the kit. I didn't realize how much work I was getting myself into, but I'm very happy that I decided to take on the project.

Check out a brief view of the three month journey, building my new Bender 4X5 View Camera HERE