Dimensions needed to build a 10x8 folding Camera

**Mike1052** · 28-May-2016, 12:30

Hi Tim,

Many, many thanks for that invaluable piece of information, and also the pdf a real, real help for me.
Thanks for taking the time. Much appreciated.
All the very best

Mike

**Mike1052** · 28-May-2016, 12:35

Hi Paul,

Perfect. Many, many thanks for the info i really appreciate that and your taking the the time to respond. Invaluable piece of information for me.
All the very best

Mike

**Mike1052** · 28-May-2016, 12:39

Hi LabRat,

Many thanks for the info. I've used LF before when i was much younger, so know the Ins and outs of a completely manual camera and it's movements, but i really want to attack this project. I will of course be building a full scale working model before attacking the real project. Many thanks for responding. All the very best.

Mike

**Michael Roberts** · 30-May-2016, 05:59

Mike,
I have 2 8x10s on hand:
1. my Kodak 2D (~1948) is 294mm and 282mm
2. my 1890s Rochester King is 296/286mm

**Michael Roberts** · 30-May-2016, 11:16

Originally Posted by Michael Roberts

Mike,
I have 2 8x10s on hand:
1. my Kodak 2D (~1948) is 294mm and 282mm
2. my 1890s Rochester King is 296/286mm

These are the outside/inside dimensions for the rear frame. The 2D has brass supports for the rear standard mounted on the outside of the rear frame; the ROC King has brass supports mounted inside the rear frame. So, the dimensions of the rear standard depend on whether you are planning a tailboard design or a clamshell design.

My 2D takes six-inch square lensboards; the King takes 4 1/2 inch square lensboards, so again, the dimensions of the front standard will depend on the size lensboards you want to use.

Feel free to email me for more measurements on either of these cameras.

I also have a spare 8x10 back (sans hardware) for a Seneca tailboard on hand.

**Mike1052** · 31-May-2016, 09:31

Many thanks for the info Michael.

**Mike1052** · 31-May-2016, 09:34

Hi Michael,

Many thanks for getting back, much appreciated.
Sorry for my ignorance, but what is tailboard design and a Clamshell design.
As for the front standard i started to realise this after posting.
All the best
Mike.

I'll mail you later.

**Michael Roberts** · 31-May-2016, 14:27

The Kodak 2D camera (Eastman Kodak View No. 2 Dark, aka EKC) is a tailboard. It has a detachable (often lost) rear rail that allows the camera to extend from ~18-30 inches.

The Rochester Optical (aka ROC) King is an example of a clamshell--it closes up into a sealed wooden box (except for the exposed gg).

The Deardorff V8 is another popular example of a clamshell design.