Rittreck View 5x7 Large Format Camera Open and Close

The Rittreck View 5x7 is aJapanese metal bodied large format camera manufactured in the 1960s and 1970s. It's native size is 5x7 but it's most commonly found on the used market with 4x5 reducing backs. Other backs are available for half-plate, whole-plate (neither of which are common film formats today) and 8x10.

The Rittreck View 5x7 folds neatly inside itself to make a compact secure box. Unfortunately careless folding can cause the bellows to become damaged: the Rittreck View 5x7 is not alone, it is a problem that affects several other folding view cameras.

This video gives a quick overview of the camera and demonstrates a simple method I have developed that ensures the bellows if packed away correctly and does not become damaged.