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**Shootar401** · 26-Jan-2015, 21:43

A few days ago

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**Kuzano** · 27-Jan-2015, 06:00

Originally Posted by Will Whitaker

I finally got off my duff and had a new bellows made for my 8x10 Sinar Norma. The rear standard was afflicted with the oxidation that so many of these seem to suffer. So I rolled up my sleeves and disassembled the rear standard and sanded it lightly with some 240 wet-or-dry. A messy job, but it worked. Having scraped her hull clear of barnacles, I reassembled her, on the way lubricating carefully some moving parts that had gummed up over her many years. Aye, now she's a delight to sail and she steers true!

Aye Matey! Yur a Nautical lad. Nice hull!

That's a Ross rapid rectilinear shown. It's marked Extreme Rapid Universal Symmetrical, 12x10. An f/6 design, it's a lovely lens; the focal length measures about 17 1/2 inches from the iris.

The Norma is good for that lens and several other barrel lenses I have since I can use the Sinar/Copal shutter with it and make accurate exposures without having to resort to expensive machine work. And besides, she brings out my inner Rube Goldberg...

Aye Mate! Yur a Nautical Lad. Nice Hull.

**Michael Graves** · 27-Jan-2015, 06:16

Originally Posted by Ari

My Toyo 810M with new red bellows:

That's sweet! I gotta get red bellows for mine!

**Ari** · 27-Jan-2015, 06:32

Thanks, Michael; bellows are of very good quality, too, I might add.

**Keith Pitman** · 27-Jan-2015, 15:23

My "Shen-Dorff 4x10." I bought a Shen-Hao 4x10 back from another forum member and adapted it to fit my Deardorff V8. The light trap step on the Shen-Hao back was an almost perfect fit and needed just a little planning (the Deardorff was out of square). The Shen-Hao back was about a 1/2" too large in both dimensions. I cut it down on the table saw, smoothed out the edges, finished it, and added the pins. It works great and it's much easier to make verticals than with a dedicated 4x10.

**djdister** · 27-Jan-2015, 16:10

Originally Posted by Keith Pitman

My "Shen-Dorff 4x10." I bought a Shen-Hao 4x10 back from another forum member and adapted it to fit my Deardorff V8. The light trap step on the Shen-Hao back was an almost perfect fit and needed just a little planning (the Deardorff was out of square). The Shen-Hao back was about a 1/2" too large in both dimensions. I cut it down on the table saw, smoothed out the edges, finished it, and added the pins. It works great and it's much easier to make verticals than with a dedicated 4x10.

Very nice, have you posted any shots made from it yet?

**Phil Hudson** · 27-Jan-2015, 17:01

Nice match Keith - glad it worked out!

Phil

**IanG** · 28-Jan-2015, 10:56

I decided to start shooting 7x5 a month or so before Christmas and bought a Seneca Improved View which came with a City View for parts.

For Ken Lee here's the same camera with a 1919 210mm f4.5 CZJ Tessar.

The City View has no back, is missing some metal work as well as part of the fronts standard but I;m making parts bto take Linhof/Wista lens boards.

Since then I've bought another City View for parts and it just needs bellows.

Ian

**John Layton** · 30-Jan-2015, 08:55

One of five Layton L-45A prototypes (one modified to 5x7). Patented, several awards garnered, blah, blah. Actually a long saga - which I will soon share! I'll also give some specs. For now - here are some pix. I'll post with more info later, either here or in the DIY section. Moderator: No Commercial Interest at this point! (I've gotta get a life!)