WELCOME TO PHOTOGRAPHY ON BALD MOUNTAIN
*It's official! After 37 + years, Ken is now retired from repairing and restoring antique, old, and vintage cameras and lenses.
*No new repair and restoration projects are being accepted. Sorry, but I am holding firm to my decision to accept no new projects as I plan on returning full-time to fine art image making by 1/1/17. Changes to this site will feature new image projects and some earlier work from the past 50 years.
I will eventually include a link to the old BALD MOUNTAIN site for those curious about it.
Best wishes ....... Ken
Hi from Ken Ruth here at BALDMTN
ANTIQUE CAMERA AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIR
FABRICATION, MODIFICATION, ADJUSTMENT, CONSERVATION, AND RESTORATION
Telephone 831-423-4465 [10-5 Wednesday and Thursday,10-12 Friday - pacific
standard time]
Ship to 113 Bald Mountain, Davenport, CA 95017 baldmtn@pacbell.net
Medalist and other 620 to 120
adjustments
Between the lens Shutters cleaning and restoration of all styles.
Regularly restored are Kodak Ektra, Exakta 66 plus Vest pocket versions, and Contessa Nettel
And of course: Contax ..... Leica ..... Exakta
..... Canon .... plus: all the copies and clones.
Having focusing problems? --Cameras
and vision
A sample of historic and contemporary brands repaired
New National Monument for Bald Mountain area !
Flange to film distances in mm
Packing hints
Soho Reflex basic instructions
Opening a Super Ikonta / Ikonta for accurate focus.
1924 Kodak film sizes cameras used and prices then.
IPHO LHSA ZHS NHS APUG CAMERAPEDIA
CAMERA ECCENTRIC [ catalogues of cameras and lenses ]
Camera coverings [ materials to recover your camera ]
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Exhibition including images by Ken Ruth [It is all over now ... but here is the link anyway ]
Aero Ektar lenses Michael S. Briggs
A great place to stay when picture taking in France --- La Salvetat ---
And another in France wonderful tradition and dining.... Hostellerie de Bouriane
Collecting Cameras price and information
First surface mirror custom cut to any size
Custom made handles for cameras bonnie.cho@mindspring.com
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If you are curious ...
For
a view of Davenport and local information about the local area
LOCAL ARTISANS : Downworks , Beyond The Trees
Mounting
a modified Canon f 0.95 lens on to a M series Leica
E-mail link---
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At Photography On Bald Mountain along with many other early cameras I also provide conservation and repair work for earlier Zeiss Cameras including those derived from the Deckrullo Contessa / Nettel design such as the Contax I series, the Contax II and III, the Contax IIa and IIIa, Netax, Contaflex I [tlr], Tenax II, and Super Nettel. I work on and restore all Ikontas, all Super Ikontas, all Ikoflex, the Contarex 10.2401, 10.2700, 10.0659 series.
I restore Compur and all other shutters in Zeiss early products. I replace bellows as required in all Zeiss folding cameras.
As I frequently work for collectors and active image makers I also see a variety of unusual, prototype, and rare Zeiss products which were either in very limited production or relate as accessories or lenses to some of the above mentioned cameras.
I generally do not repair electronic cameras.
CAMERA AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIR, FABRICATION, MODIFICATION,
AND RESTORATION. SPECIALIZING IN ANTIQUE, OBSOLETE, AND VERY UNUSUAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
EQUIPMENT.
Telephone
831-423-4465 afternoons [ if here and not out making images ]
Ship to
PHOTOGRAPHY ON BALD MOUNTAIN
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PHOTOGRAPHY ON BALD MOUNTAIN ---------
P. O. Box 113 ... [BALD MOUNTAIN] ... DAVENPORT, CA 95017-0113
[Phone 10-5 Wednesday and Thursday, 10-12 Friday]
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Copyright 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Ken Ruth --All Rights Reserved.
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