Lens Board Size for Agfa Ansco 8x10

[braxus]

I've seen a few mentions of sizes for this camera. One is 6x6, another is 7.5x7.5, and another is 9x9. What is the correct lens board size for the Agfa Ansco 8x10 camera?

[Roger Thoms]

This thread may help. https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?29939-Agfa-Ansco-8x10-lensboard-dimensions Really seem light the lens board size depends on the vintage.

Roget

[braxus]

Interesting. I got a message from the guy Im buying his camera off of, and he said his boards are around 149mm square. So that equates to 6x6. Almost anyway. Just shy of 6x6.

[Uncle Jim]

Hi braxus,

I have an Agfa/Ansco 8x10. There are two variations. If the camera has no front tilt it takes a 7.5 x 7.5 lens board. Cameras with a built in tilt of the lens board, but not the entire frame carrying the lens board uses a 6 x 6 lens board. The front of the bellows is also smaller on the model with the 6 x 6 lens board. This needs to be taken into account if you need to replace the bellows. I believe the 9 x 9 board would be for a studio camera. Hope this is some help.

Keep Well,
uncle jim

[Mike-Stewart]

I used to have an Agfa Ansco 8x10 and the lens boards were 6x6. But as noted above, it depends on the model.