I was given an 8x10 Rochester King View camera a few years ago and had to hastily put it into storage.
The front nameplate was missing and I mistook it for a Kodak 2D. With that misinformation I assumed a 6" lensboard.
This year I pulled out the camera and someone helped me identify it and an English Compact style, and specifically a Rochester King View. It has no lensboard.
I have acquired so many lenses over the years in anticipation of easily fitting a 6" square board.they also tend to be heavy so I know the front standard will need support. The camera is about 6# with no lensboard.
This has become frustrating as the Rochester front standard has a 4" opening with 4-1/4" lensboard space.
After having a Betax 5 shutter repaired for a 12/4.5 Radar Anastigmat, it will barely fit a 4" board...probably needs to be metal because the hole required is close to 3.5"and the combination is about 4#.
A 12"/5 Aerostigmat in barrel has a barely smaller barrel (no shutter) and is still about 3#.
Are there creative successful solutions to mounting a bulky lens on a 'box' (antithesis of a recessed lensboard) with a 4"/4-1/4 board spaced at the rear to fit the small opening front standard?
I can visualize (roughly) a stepped metal board but don't want to waste time & money having something made before figuring out what really works.
Obviously, the answer is 'yes', but the 'how' would be easier than reinventing a method with many mistakes.
Long leadup to asking what others have done. The obvious is to find a tiny little f/6.3 or so lens from that period...but it's pretty frustrating to have too many lenses already and have to go buy something else.
I have saved lots of random single & achromat elements over the years, but their coverage is unknown...hence the stubborn interest in lenses known to work for this format.
Yeah, I created all my own obstacles.
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