How much does a 5x7 Deardorf weigh?

**Bill_1856** · 16-Dec-2014, 12:26

My KD2 is about 7+ pounds.

**Louis Pacilla** · 16-Dec-2014, 13:36

5 1/2 - 6 pounds. You can check the specks on the Deardorff 5x7 View here http://www.cameraeccentric.com/html/...ardorff_1.html

**Kevin Crisp** · 16-Dec-2014, 14:34

Around 7 pounds, around a pound less if an early one with no front swings and no bed plate.

**Jonathan Barlow** · 17-Dec-2014, 15:42

5½ lbs with front swing.

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**TXFZ1** · 17-Dec-2014, 16:40

6.6 lbs on my scale with front swing and metal base plate.

David

**Jonathan Barlow** · 17-Dec-2014, 18:14

I would imagine that a wooden camera would weigh more in an area with very high humidity. The overall weight would also depend on the bellows type, ground glass, and whether or not it has the aluminum base plate.

**Jonathan Barlow** · 19-Dec-2014, 13:11

Oddly, this version of the 5x7 Deardorff brochure that I happened to see on eBay today seems to indicate that the camera weighs 7 lbs. It's not a great image, but it does look like it says 7.