What kind of lens+shutter for this wooden camera?

[cybad860]

The lensboards hole size is about 43mm

max length of the camera bellows fully open is 23cm

[Regular Rod]

If its a quarter plate camera a 5 inch lens was common. If its a half plate then an 8 or 9 inch lens would be the norm...

It looks like it once had a Thornton Pickard shutter fitted, judging by the hole spacing and the slight colour difference in the wood.

RR

[cybad860]

Hmm. i dont know the format but an british antique camera specialist was saying is half plate. but i can tell u measures. when unfolded its 15x15x4.5cm
This camera is missing a back. so im dreaming to modify 4x5 back to it.

In this picture you can see the back. the smallest hole in the back is 10,2x10,2 cm
the next square is 13,3x13,3cm

[cybad860]

If its a quarter plate camera a 5 inch lens was common. If its a half plate then an 8 or 9 inch lens would be the norm...

It looks like it once had a Thornton Pickard shutter fitted, judging by the hole spacing and the slight colour difference in the wood.

RR

And checked in ebay these thornton&pickards. The are all way too big.

the lens panel is just 8,3x8,3cm

[Regular Rod]

In that case I'd say it was a quarter plate camera 3¼" x 4¼"

RR

[IanG]

It is a quarter plate camera and definitely had a lens mounted to a TP shutter which in turn was screwed to the lens board. It was a Between lens TP shutter, as opposed to the front mounting type. These could take inter changeable panels ot allow the use of more than one lens. (I have a few TP shutters . . . . . . . . . . not including over a dozen waiting restoration).

Backs do come up on Ebay a bit expensive sometimes. I have a TP Quarter plate back but it's missing the brass work *as is the rest of the camera). I'd suggest making a back to take a 120 6x7 or 6x9 RF holder. I did that for my Houghtons Victo.

Ian

[cybad860]

It is a quarter plate camera and definitely had a lens mounted to a TP shutter which in turn was screwed to the lens board. It was a Between lens TP shutter, as opposed to the front mounting type. These could take inter changeable panels ot allow the use of more than one lens. (I have a few TP shutters . . . . . . . . . . not including over a dozen waiting restoration).

Backs do come up on Ebay a bit expensive sometimes. I have a TP Quarter plate back but it's missing the brass work *as is the rest of the camera). I'd suggest making a back to take a 120 6x7 or 6x9 RF holder. I did that for my Houghtons Victo.

Ian

Maybe is the best solution to use 120 film. BUT how it actually works? Like would it be focusing trough a ground glass,then removing it and inserting a 6x7 rollfilm back?
Im new in these things so help is seriously welcome. Could i use normal medium format lens+shutter combination anyway?