I am looking at picking up a camera like this one. It is in good condition with a light tight bellows. My questions is this: It has the original brass lens, can I just use my modern fuji 210mm lens that I use with my 4 x 5 with this camera?
Thanks
I am looking at picking up a camera like this one. It is in good condition with a light tight bellows. My questions is this: It has the original brass lens, can I just use my modern fuji 210mm lens that I use with my 4 x 5 with this camera?
Thanks
You may have to make a new lens board for the Fuji lens, but yes, it will work fine. Fuji made three types of 210mm lens; all of them will cover 5x7.
Mike
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I use a Conley 5X7 and use all of my modern lenses. Like Mike said, you will need either a new board or you can make an adapter board. I kept all of my lenses on my 4"x4" boards and have an adapter for the Conley so I can use the lenses on my Zone VI or the Conely. It is a very good and lightweight camera. I recently sent mine to Richard Ritter who aligned and repaired it, so I think I can get another 100 years out of it!
Well, Conley isn't Conley. I have a suspicion that the original poster means one of the self-encasing "cycle" cameras and not the much larger and sturdier Kodak 2D/Ansco/B&J/etc lookalikes. Most of those cycle cameras have rather minute lensboards, and anything approaching 2inch in diameter or larger may not fit physically.
b b b has hit the nail on the head, I think!
These were not really designed to house the lens of the revolution that started with the F4.5 anastigmats. The lens will have to removed before the camera can be closed - at best.
Ahhhhh...........good point! I didn't think of that.
I'd forgotten all about the other style of camera -- duh! Especially since I have one... (plate camera from an auction, needs new bellows and I've never used it.) Sorry if my foggy memory has misled anyone!
Mike
Politically, aerodynamically, and fashionably incorrect.
thanks for the replies everyone. This helped out a lot.
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