I bought Sinar F with no lens board. Advice?

[Kleiny41]

Greetings. I purchased a Sinar F with no lens board. I'm seeking advice on what I should be looking for
When I purchase a lens board. I have 2 large format lenses- one Nikkor 210mm with a Copal 3 shutter and a Kodak 127 f/4.5 that I purchased for a busted Crown Graphic. Any suggestions for lens board searching? Should I get a lens with shutter already mounted in a board?

Thanks!
Amanda in DC

[Leigh]

Hi Amanda, and Welcome Aboard.

I'm inclined to think that the F lensboards are the same as the F2 lensboards, but I can't guarantee that.

F2 lensboards are as common as pretty leaves in the fall. You step anywhere and you'll trip over them.

They're available with many different size holes to properly mount any shutter.
You need to specify the shutter if ordering a board.

Used equipment vendors like B&H Photo (www.bhphotovideo.com) in New York or
KEH (KEH.com) in Atlanta have used lensboards available

Also, Igor has used Sinar boards at http://igorcamera.com/sinar_film_digital.htm near the bottom.

Note that you do not want other Sinar boards, specifically the DB boards, or those identified as
adapter boards for Nikon F lenses. Those are very different from the standard Sinar lens boards.

- Leigh

[Jim Noel]

Hi Amanda, and Welcome Aboard.

I'm inclined to think that the F lensboards are the same as the F2 lensboards, but I can't guarantee that.

F2 lensboards are as common as pretty leaves in the fall. You step anywhere and you'll trip over them.

They're available with many different size holes to properly mount any shutter.
You need to specify the shutter if ordering a board.

Used equipment vendors like B&H Photo (www.bhphotovideo.com) in New York or
KEH (KEH.com) in Atlanta have used lensboards available

Also, Igor has used Sinar boards at http://igorcamera.com/sinar_film_digital.htm near the bottom.

Note that you do not want other Sinar boards, specifically the DB boards, or those identified as
adapter boards for Nikon F lenses. Those are very different from the standard Sinar lens boards.

- Leigh

All Sinar lensboards fit all Sinar cameras.

[Bernice Loui]

Sinar DB is specific to lenses mounted for use Sinar shutter. Sinar DB mount has the aperture mechanism on the Sinar lens board specifically designed to couple with the Sinar shutter. This system was designed to allow easy visibility of lens aperture setting, automatic-coupled lens stop down when the film holder is in place and reduce lens stopping down errors.

Sinar DB is NOT a Nikon F to Sinar adapter.

All Sinar boards are interchangeable from Sinar Norma on.
Sinar lens boards were originally a shade of gray for the Norma, then thinnish black with crinkle paint with Sinar cast into the back of the len board, then the last generation which has the raised Sinar lettering cast into the front. The Sinar lens boards with the cast lettering in front are best. There are aftermrket Sinar boards ranging from excellent to awful.


Bernice

Note that you do not want other Sinar boards, specifically the DB boards, or those identified as
adapter boards for Nikon F lenses. Those are very different from the standard Sinar lens boards.

- Leigh

[Leigh]

Sinar DB is NOT a Nikon F to Sinar adapter.

Bernice,

Kindly re-read my statement, thus:

Note that you do not want other Sinar boards, specifically the DB boards, or those identified as
adapter boards for Nikon F lenses. Those are very different from the standard Sinar lens boards.

The Sinar DB board and the Sinar adapter board for Nikon F lenses are two different boards.

I mentioned them because Igor lists them along with the desired standard Sinar boards in the same section.

Since the OP is a newbie, I didn't want those references to confuse her.

- Leigh

[Peter De Smidt]

In my experience, any Sinar board from a Norma on will fit on any Sinar camera. Horseman boards for their studio cameras also work well. Ebay has a whole bunch of generic boards, but these are not the same quality. They can be too thin, thick, shiny.....

[Greg]

In my experience, any Sinar board from a Norma on will fit on any Sinar camera. Horseman boards for their studio cameras also work well. Ebay has a whole bunch of generic boards, but these are not the same quality. They can be too thin, thick, shiny.....

Stay away from generic boards. Once bought one that was too thick to mount on the camera.

[B.S.Kumar]

If you want to take the camera outdoors, it might pay to invest in a Sinar>Linhof Technika adapter board. This will allow you to mount lenses on the smaller Technika boards, and save space in your backpack. If the camera is intended for studio use, original Sinar or Horseman boards will work fine.

Kumar

[Joshua Dunn]

Amanda,

Send me a PM. I am in the Washington DC area and have a ton of Sinar gear. I probably have some lens boards that would work for you.

-Joshua

[Drew Wiley]

Ditto. Buy real Sinar boards, not generics.