Name that teeny lil' lensboard!

[Scott --]

Okay, I got this board a long time ago and it's been taking up (an admittedly small amount of) drawer space ever since. Anyone know anything 'bout it?

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd359/smpsweeps/IMG_6162.jpg

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd359/smpsweeps/IMG_6163.jpg

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd359/smpsweeps/IMG_6164.jpg

It's just over 2" square, mahognay, three-piece construction. In fact, the three-piece construction is so far beyond unnecessary in a piece this small that it's obviously done as a show of quality and workmanship. So much for plywood and foamcore... :rolleyes:

Anyone?

Scott

[John T]

I would guess any number of cased cameras (cycle poco is one).

Also, the three piece construction is a necessity if you don't want the thin part of the board to crack along the grain and fall out of the camera-even with a small board

[Scott --]

John, there's not enough tangential expansion (or radial, for that matter) on such a small field, especially with a stable wood like mahogany, to warrant three-piece construction. It's clearly an over-built board, and I applaud that.

[John T]

Since I've seen homemade single piece boards that split along the edge that is thinner, I stand by my comment. It is about the torque that the lens can place on the wood, not the expansion

[John T]

I forgot, I do agree with you about the expansion