Having temporarily shelved my Kodak Specialist 2 rebuild/upgrade due to need to machine complete set of rack and pinion gears I have been looking around for a reasonable way into large format shooting. Good old Ebay UK turned up a completely new Zone VI at a good price. My wife felt her search for my Christmas gift was now resolved and duly purchased same.
It arrived in due course complete with all original packaging and outer carton. It is definately new (not that I was at all sceptical about the sellers description) but I thought I'd take a little peek before it was spirited away until the 25th. It is indeed a thing of considerable beauty...lovely warm wood with lots (and lots and lots) of sparkly brassware but.......no lensboard.
I had gained the impression from somewhere (probably the depths of this very forum) that a Wista or Linhof board would fit the bill and promptly called Robert White who can supply new boards from these two manufacturers."No, 'fraid not" I was instructed " Zone VI made their own, they went belly up some time ago and we don't have any". "Oh B*******!" I thought...repeatedly. "What do I do now? I know I'm sure one of the veritable sages of LF on the LFP forum will be able to help me. So veritable sages can anyone advise me as to what lensboards will fit my new 5X4 Zone VI and maybe point me to someone who can supply them.
Thanking you in considerable anticipation.
Martin
p.s. I live in Scotland so international shipping would probably be required.
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