Question about Ebay Sinar

[sdean7855]

Looking at this Sinar on Ebay. Wondering:

• What model is this? This seems like a great deal.
• How does one attach it to a tripod (there being two mounting pads)? Or is it missing a center clamp with tripod mount? Where would I get a center clamp, what's the part number or nomeclature and what would it cost?
• Where would I get a rail extension...what's its part number or nomenclature and what would it cost?
• Do these cameras' clamps get worn such that they can't be properly (evern adjustment) focused and or locked down?
• How heavy are these? I'd be using it in the field.
• Can a lens board be made up of masonite or plywood or do you have to have a Sinar board? If the latter, what do they cost and where can you get them used?

Thanks in advance!
Stewart Dean
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[Gudmundur Ingolfsson]

This is sort of a half 8x10" Norma. There is a complete Norma 8x10" format changing kit + a universial frame + a rail +a rail clamp+an adapter for Hasselblad camera. To turn this into a nice 8x10" with a comendium lens hood you need a front standard, a universial 4x5" bellows for the comendium, maybe an extra rail extention and the most difficult thing to get is a small L shaped clip to fix the compedium bellow to the Norma front. An 8x10" Norma is a great light weight camera. Belive me I have one !

[Gudmundur Ingolfsson]

Sorry I did not notice that the ground glass and the ground glass frame were
missing. That explains the "bargain" price.

[Steven Tribe]

The missing front standard has been replaced by an intermediate standard whose usual function is just to work as a bridge between 2 bellows sections.
Much less than 1/2 a set.

[William Whitaker]

That is a collection of Norma parts, but far from being a complete camera. Besides the fact that it is missing the back and ground glass carrier, it does not have a front standard. It has an auxiliary or "multipurpose standard" which is not the same. While it can be used in a pinch, it lacks the refinements of a proper front standard. Furthermore, it is missing a knob. The rail clamp appears to be present, so mounting it to a tripod should not be a problem. The missing 8x10 back is, for me, a deal killer. It may be possible to have one made, but it would be a complex job because of the light trap. I would wait for the real thing to come along (they do; infrequently, but they do).