Speed Graphic / Calumet Question...

[shapirophoto]

I just bought a Speed Graphic locally for a nice little deal, but it has some minor issues that I am wanting to address before I start seriously shooting with it.

The lens that came with it (Kodak Ektar f/4.7) is a little fungusy around the edges, I've shot some stuff and it doesn't appear to effect the images too terribly but nonetheless I'd like to replace the lens. I have a Calumet Mono-Rail camera that has a Fujinon 210 f/5.6 mounted on it, and I'd really like to move that to the SG, I just don't really know anything about shutters/lensboards (i.e. the difference between a 0 and a 3) I've posted pictures so you can see, do I need a new lensboard? Can I make the one I have work?

[Alan Davenport]

It depends on the shutter size. If the mounting holes in the two different lensboards are the same size, you can move the lens.

[EdWorkman]

If the hole in the Graphic board is too small, you could buy a file and enlarge it.
If it's too big you gotta look for another Graphic board. Yours is pressed metal, the late kind. If you had an older model that used wooden boards you could make your own. I've learned by reading here that the numbers aren't a perfect guide to hole size by themselves. Remove the lenses from the boards by unscrewing the retaining rings, see what size holes you have. [ not meaning to patronize, but you said....] Should work good luck
regards
ED

[shapirophoto]

No, thanks I really appreciate it. I'm fairly new to LF photography, I've been shooting with Hasselblads and the like for a while now, but after looking at artists such as Alec Soth and Renaldi I moved into LF, so I really am learning this all for the first time.

[shapirophoto]

Would it be better to try and sell/trade out the Fujinon for a 150mm Nikkor or some such smaller lens?

[Paul Ewins]

You'll need a #1 (42mm) size hole for the Fujinon lens. You can get a repro board of the correct size on eBay or from Midwest Photo Exchange, or you can simply file the hole in your current board larger. Don't worry, you don't have to be terribly precise.

[shapirophoto]

So to be correct this: http://www.mpex.com/browse.cfm/4,1755.html

is the board I need??

[David Karp]

It will help you to learn a bit more about these things, so that you can make knowledgeable choices.

Check out the www.lfphoto.info site for lots of great information.

These might prove useful:

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/shutters.html
http://www.largeformatphotography.in...ole_sizes.html
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/lenses-primer

[David Karp]

So to be correct this: http://www.mpex.com/browse.cfm/4,1755.html

is the board I need??

It looks right. Just call Jim at MPEX and tell him what you need. He will take care of you. Honest, helpful, and a nice guy.

[Jim Ewins]

Buying and selling lenes is a good way to go broke, but the suggestion to get a 150 is good. It and a 300 are my favorites.