Stenopeika - LARGE FORMAT CAMERAS

hand tailored large format cameras from Tuscany - Italy

X camera 4x5

Very light (1,5 kg) and thin camera (20x23x7,5 cm when close). On this camera you'll find fine focus system, professional focus ground glass, and advanced back for graflock roll film holders, separate and independent movements, mechanical zeroes on all movements, very rigid body made of aluminum, standard in iroko, cypress or olive wood.
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Affordable cameras

Affordable cameras from 297€ up to 799€ from 4x5 to 8x10 format, very light and easy camera, with all magnetic parts
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Folding cameras classic

Classic folding cameras from 4x5" up to 20x24" format, very strong and precise cameras with very large movements, customizable and with the possibility to choose the carbon fiber base board and all magnetic parts. Available in iroko and exclusive cypress and olive wood from Tuscany.
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Tailboard cameras

Wetplate collodion cameras, almost entirely in wood, modular and customizable, are vintage-designed cameras designed for studio photography with old techniques. Available in iroko and cypress wood, you can build your camera directly online.
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Our Courses On Line - Free resources

Free tutorial - How to use large format camera outside

Free tutorial, how to use a large format camera outside, 3 free videos and the complete list of the material you need to shoot with large format camera, thank to Giulio Speranza.
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On-line large format courses

Not only cameras but also e-learnig with a very complete video-course, thanks to the collaboration with the large format photographer Giulio Speranza, has been realized a complete video course, composed of 18 video lessons to tackle the journey in large format photography.
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accessories for large format photography and alternative photographic process

Wetplate holders

Wetplate holders from 4x5" up to 20x24" with same dimensions of commercial fidelity film holder, and, on request, custom

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Lens

Lens with wooden barrel and glass lens design for portraits

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Contact print frames

Contact print frames for alternative photographic process, format A4, A3, A2 and custom on request

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Blog articles

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with 2.3 kg leave your 4×5 at home… new Hyper camera 5×7

Ciao ragazzi! Today it’s time for summaries and so let’s see what the members of the Hyper family are… In today’s video you can see the Hyper 4×5 basic and full optional, the Hyper 8×10 and … new year new product … the new Hyper camera 5×7!!! https://www.stenopeika.com/prodotto/hyper-camera-5×7-advanced/ With only 2.3 kg and with dimensions […]

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how to transform your ultra large format camera

Ciao ragazzi! First video of 2019, happy new year! For this first video i decided to show you some accessories of folding 14×17″ camera (classic folding cameras line) who i showed you some weeks ago. So in this video you’ll see: 1) magnetic protection for ground glass 2) reduction to 8×10 3) adapter for sinar […]

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for you… don’t be afraid of the large format photography!

Ciao ragazzi! great news for 2019! In fact for 2019 I renewed the homepage of the site, trying to make it easier. Now, on the homepage www.stenopeika.com, you will find the product categories, first the cameras and then the accessories, in the middle the big news for 2019: the free resources and video courses. In […]

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X camera 4×5 complete set

Christmas video with X camera 4×5 and an example of complete set of this camera: camera https://www.stenopeika.com/prodotto/x-camera-4×5/ normal bellows bag bellows magnetic ground glass protection new wooden box in the video you will see all this, wishing you a happy Christmas and happy holidays!