Suwa Shrine, Nishi-Nippori
A Vageeswari 6.5x8.5 (Thanks, Quinton!) with an unidentified brass Petzval lens
I encountered this camera while it was being used for a fashion shoot- not your typical Canon 5D / Photoshop thing- the photographer was shooting wet plates (!) prepared in his wet plate studio nearby. You never know what you’ll find on a morning walk through your neighborhood in Tokyo…