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Thank you so much for this! This is a great help.

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Hi, Steve: if, when you are going through your refinishing process, you could take a few cell phone photos, I would really appreciate them. I think I understand the basic functionality of the...

Thank you! I look forward to getting your measurements. A couple of iPhone photos would be a great assist as well! I will start sourcing the materials as soon as I have a better idea of the basic...

Do any of the members have pictures or specifications for the Agfa Ansco Commercial View 8x10 tripod block? I’m in the midst of a restoration and would love to know how the block functioned. Thanks...

Thanks for all the responses. As it turns out, if you are facing the camera, the rise knob on the left side pushes in to lock the rise.

Thanks all. I'll try the old "push/pull" method and see what happens!

I am "refurbishing" a recently acquired Agfa Ansco Commercial View camera which has been partially rebuilt to eliminate rise and fall and tilt controls. In order to get as much usability from the...

Thanks, Steve. All this is sage advice -- especially about the adjustable square and the need to ensure all straight edges are in fact straight. And I will be mindful about overdoing it. Simon's...

Simon: As I started searching the forum for restoring 8x10 Agfa Ansco cameras, I came across your restoration project. I am thoroughly in awe of what you took on. Anyway, I have just sourced an...