Taking apart the film back as part of the restoration of this camera I discover a groove running around the half that clamps to the rear standard ie the half that doesn't hold the ground glass.. The strange thing is that the groove does not align up on each side, and 2 of the sides have what looks like a metal spring in them.
Can anyone tell me the function of these springs and the groove
Many thanks
Bruce
Last edited by brucep; 27-Apr-2013 at 11:48. Reason: spelling mistake
Guess they would be for sliding splitter boards to expose one part of the film at a time.
Jon
my black and white photos of the Mendocino Coast: jonshiu.zenfolio.com
Both my 10x8 Agfa Ansco camera backs (Universal & Commercial) are the same and have the springs as well. Might be interesting to make some sliding splitters for 10"x4" and 8"x5" and see how well they work.
10x4 with a 141mm f16 Ross AM (Military EWA Protar) would be very useful.
Ian
splitter boards work very well
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