do i need a spanner to mount different lenses on the board?

[yuexiachou29]

Hi LF folks,

I am getting 2 lenses for my 4x5 camera. Will be mount & remount lens on the board a lot,
do i need to get a spanner?

this is my 1st 4x5 camera, so I am pretty new. although had used LF cameras before. but only with one lens.

thanks

[Nicolasllasera]

I use a credit card type and they work great. Try getting a nice one as they are cheap and the cheap ones are sometimes too thick.

[Regular Rod]

Hi LF folks,

I am getting 2 lenses for my 4x5 camera. Will be mount & remount lens on the board a lot,
do i need to get a spanner?

this is my 1st 4x5 camera, so I am pretty new. although had used LF cameras before. but only with one lens.

thanks

What type of board is it? How about getting a second board, mounting both lenses and so significantly reduce the risk of damage on every lens change?

RR

[Doremus Scudder]

Hi LF folks,

I am getting 2 lenses for my 4x5 camera. Will be mount & remount lens on the board a lot,
do i need to get a spanner?

this is my 1st 4x5 camera, so I am pretty new. although had used LF cameras before. but only with one lens.

thanks

One board per lens is the norm. As mentioned already, changing lensboards a lot is just an invitations to drop a lens element or otherwise damage the lens. Get yourself a quality spanner (the credit-card ones are just fine) and mount each of your new lenses on its own, dedicated board.

Best,

Doremus

[Jim Jones]

I agree with the above replies. What brand and model of camera is it? Some lens boards are easy to fabricate with basic tools. Even simple improvised lensboards often work as well as the precise original ones. I've used two screwdrivers to tighten retaining rings, but that requires care to avoid marring the ring or board.

[Light Guru]

In addition to what others have said, you may not even be able to use the same lens bird with two different lenses if those lenses each require a different hole size on the board. There are lots of cheep lens boards on eBay.

[Old-N-Feeble]

I agree with those who suggest buying a lens board for each lens.

[tgtaylor]

I'd get a spanner such as this: http://www.badgergraphic.com/opencar...&path=2_82_175

Thomas

[neil poulsen]

+1 to all the others.

But there are still those occasions, where one needs to remove a lens or mount a new lens. I would still get a decent spanner wrench, versus one of those cheap ones with the two prongs and a crossbar. The cheap ones are awkward to use, and quite a bit of torque sometimes needs to be applied to mount or remove a lensboard. This can be a precarious situation in which a lens can be damaged.

[yuexiachou29]

the camera is Canham DLC2
I am getting a Schneider Apo 210mm & 90mm

not sure what am i getting for 90mm, still shopping