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    4x5 Reducing Back

    I acquired an 8x10 Ansco View camera which can with a metal 4x5 back insert. Would this fit in a premade 8x10 to 4x5 frame or would I have to get one custom made around it ?Click image for larger version. 

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    Re: 4x5 Reducing Back

    I suggest that your best bet would be to find an Ansco 4x5 reducing back for your 8x10 camera.
    It would end up costing more and being a hassle to adapt that back to your camera.
    I'd recommend posting a WTB ad for an Ansco back, then selling the metal back when you find a proper 4x5 back.
    YMMV, of course.

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    Re: 4x5 Reducing Back

    Another way to go would be to see if it's possible to remove the 4x5 back from the larger flat piece of metal. It looks like a Toyo 4x5 back to me.

    Then, if you're handy and have a saber saw, you could cut a piece of 1/4" plywood or what not, cut a hole in it, and fasten the Toyo back to that. Designing that is just a matter of arithmetic to center the hole for the back in the larger panel.

    I don't know how easy it might be to fit the back to the piece of wood though. Might be more trouble than it's worth.

    To be light tight, you'd also need to take some strips of 1/8" thick wood to make the "offset" light baffle on the back of the plywood. You could use the 8x10 back as a model for what needs to be done.

    Those Toyo backs are nice, though, and might be worth the time spent.

    By the way, that's a nice looking camera! Looks like the finish (probably lacquer) was stripped at some point. Might be worthwhile slapping a coat of varnish of some kind on it to protect it. Then again, those cameras are built like tanks; they're terrific cameras.

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    Re: 4x5 Reducing Back

    I could be wrong but . . . .

    I understood that the Ansco bacvks were the same dimensions as the Kodak 2D in 8x10 format.

    That could widen your options for functional parts.
    Drew Bedo
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