Well, I'm hunting for a bargain on a monorail 4x5, and most of my candidates are rather older cameras, and most don't include lenses. Some of them come with boa rds, but seeing as I haven't yet bought a lens, I'm worried I may end up with a board drilled to the wrong size. So, among the factors determining my choice in cameras is the cost/availability of lens boards for the suckers. Can anyone comm ent on said same with regards to the following cameras: Omega 45E/45D, Linhof Co lor Kardan 45s, Kodak View Master (4x5), older Calumets? How much does it really cost to have boards fabricated? Seeing as this is my fir st LF camera, should I even consider buying an incomplete camera (ie non-package )? My choices are really limited to what's available on eBay; the catalogs/ads I 've looked at are rather exorbitantly priced. Any sources for a starter monorail I haven't considered?
I know this is a lot of questions in one question... any guidance is really appr eciated. (yes, I've already combed the archives...)
Thanks a ton.
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