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Lens Boards

Below is an index of commonly used lens boards. Some of these lens boards we stock, and others can be custom machined or special ordered. The following measurements are approximent and to be used for identification purposes.

Arca Swiss 110

4.33" (110mm) square, machined aluminum. Features a square plateau.

These boards can be special ordered.

Arca Swiss 140

5.51"(140mm) square, machined aluminum. Features a 4.94" (125.5mm) square plateau. Lip thickness is .066" (1.67mm). Overall thickness is .157" (4mm). Features a 90mm pocket in rear of lens board with four 20mm pockets located on a 60mm radius.

These boards can be special ordered or fabricated.

Arca Swiss 171

6.729 " (171mm) square, .15 thick, cast aluminum. Features two raised light lips on the rear.

A good candidate for a lensboard adapter. These boards can be special ordered.

Beseler

3.99 x 3.96 machined aluminum lens board. .126" thick. Some models feature thumb screws for leveling purposes.

We handle custom lens mountings to these boards, ensuring the rear optic lines us with the rear face of the board.

These boards can be special ordered.

Burke and James

Information forth coming.

Burke and James

5.2" square wood board with a 4.7 " square plateau. Lip thickness is .20"-.25". Overall thickness .385. Botton rear edge is tapered.

Duplicate boards can be custom machined in wood, aluminum, or plastic.

Burke and James

6" square wood with a 5.56" square plateau. Lip thickness is .13". Overall thickness .365. Botton rear edge is tapered.

Duplicate boards can be custom machined in wood, aluminum, or plastic. This board is a good candidate for a lensboard adapter.

Cadet

4.85" square metal board with 45 degree chamfered corners. Overall thickness .12.

Calumet

6" square cast aluminum board. 5.56" square plateau on rear with sunken center to reduce weight. Lip thickness .20. Overall thickness .40. Radiused corners and one edge is tapered/beveled.

Used on a C1 8x10. Swappable with the Deardorff.

This is a stocked item and is good candidate for a lensboard adapter.

Cambo

4.86" square machined aluminum board. Two .25 wide notches on the top edge; located 1.29" and 3.18 " off the right edge of the lens board. Rear features a 3.85 " square light groove .15" wide. Corners are radiused.

These boards can be special ordered or fabricated.

Cambo

6.41" square cast aluminum board. Two .26 wide notches on the top edge; located 2. 1/2" and 4 3/8" off the right edge of the lens board. Rear features a 5" square light groove .134" wide. Corners are radiused.

These boards can be special ordered or fabricated and is good candidate for a lensboard adapter.

Carbon Infinity

4.5" square machined aluminum bnoard. .125 thick Rear light lip/groove. Locking knob centered on top edge of board

Deardorff

4" square wood board with a 3.56" square plateau. Lip thickness is .12. Overall thickness .275. Square corners and one edge is tappered/beveled.

This is a stock item.

Deardorff

4.5" square wood with a 4" square plateau. Lip thickness is .20. Overall thickness .33 - .385. Radiused corners and one edge is tapered/beveled.

This is a stock item. Duplicate boards can be custom machined in wood, aluminum, or plastic can made.

Deardorff

6" square wood with a 5.5" square plateau. Lip thickness is approx .19. Overall thickness .36-.385. Radiused corners and top edge is tapered.

This is a stocked item and good candidate for a lensboard adapter.

Galvin

5" square aluminum board. Overall thickness is.098. Features two notches in the lower corners.

Featured right is the recessed version. This is a custom machined board.

Gandolfi

5.37" x 4.46" wood board with a 5.17" x 4.113 plateau on the front. Overall thickness is.38. Features a 1.25" notch in the bottom of the lens board.

Baby Graphic

2.5" square stamped aluminum. Overall thickness is.21. Features two bumps on atleast 2 of the fours sides.

This is a stock item.

Graphic

3.65" x 3.71" stamped aluminum. Overall thickness is.22. Features two bumps on at least 2 of the fours sides. Used on Speed Graphic and Crown Graphic lens board.

This is a stock item.

Graphic A

3.3" square wood board with a 2.97x2.85" plateau. Lip thickness is .14. Overall thickness .265. Square corners and one edge is tappered/beveled.

This is a stock item.

 

Graphic View

4" square cast aluminum with a 3.6 x 3.5 " square plateau. Lip thickness is .118. Overall thickness .260.

Dupicate boards can be machined.

Horseman VHR 80x80

80mm square, cast aluminum with a 70mm plateau and 65mm circular raised lip. Overall thickness is 6.9 mm and with 2mm thick lip.

A good candidate for the small lens board in a lensboard adapter.

 

Horseman Lensboard

5.48" square, .17 thick, cast aluminum. Features a .0785" deep light lip goove on the rear and material reliefs for weight reduction. Used on Horseman and Phillip cameras.

A good candidate for a lensboard adapter. We carry an SKG version of this board. See SKG Sinar/Horseman below.

K.B. Canham

110mm square machined aluminum lens board with approx. a 94mm square plateau on rear with sunken center to reduce weight. Lip thickness 2.7mm. Overall thickness .5.6mm. Radiused corners and one edge is tappered/beveled.

Swappable with a Toyo. This is a stock item. Extension tubes can be machined for this board.

Kodak Master View

6" square stamped aluminum with a 5.75 square, .4 wider raised light lip on rear. Overall thickness is.1650.

Modern duplicate lens boards are a stocked item and are good candidates for a lensboard adapter.

Omega View

6.25" square stamped aluminum. Overall thickness is.27. Features two bumps on all four sides. 5" square , .05 recess in in center of board. 11/32" radiused corners.

This is a special order item.

Sinar

5.497 square, cast aluminum. 5.28 square positve rig on the rear as well as a .075" deep light lip goove. .195 thick at rig, .16 thick at lens board edge. Used on Sinar and Phillip cameras.

A good candidate for a lensboard adapter or extenstion tube. We carry a SKG verions of this board. See SKG Sinar/Horseman below.

Sinar M-Body and P3

100mm square, machined aluminum. 91mm plateau on front of board. Light lip on the rear is .075" deep. Over all thickness is .195. Lens board is .16" thick at the board's edge. (more info forth coming)

Sinar P3 boards can be custom ordered, but we offer replica boards at a considerable reduced price. We also exclusively carry 10.5mm and 21mm recessed boards for the Sinar P3.

 

SKG Sinar/Horseman

5.48" square, .16 thick, machined 6061 aluminum. Features a .0785" deep light lip goove on the rear. Used on Horseman and Sinar cameras.

Pleas note if you intend to use this board on a Phillips camera, as the lens board requires 7/16" clearance along the top edge for the lens board latch and 3/16" along the bottom edge.

This item is currently in stock. Extension and recessed lens boards can be custom machined. SKG Sinar to Technika 4x5 boards are in stock.

SKG Phillips

5.47 square .16 thick, machined aluminum. Used on Phillip cameras.

Phillips camera lensboards require 7/16" clearance along the top edge for the lens board latch and 3/16" along the bottom edge.

A good candidate for a lensboard adapter or extenstion tube. This is a stocked item.

Technika V Super 69

3.205 x 2.93, cast aluminum. Double circular light lip (2.694 and 2.525) loacted on the rear, off-center of the lens board. Edge thickness is .0710. Bottom and top corners cut at an angle and a notch present in the center. Small notch on left side.

This is a special order item.

Technika 4x5

3.868 x 3.773, cast aluminum. Double circular light lip (3.45 and 3.39) loacted on the rear, off-center of the lens board. Edge thickness is .075. Bottom corners cut at an angle and a notch present in the center. Original Technika boards have the shutter hole located off-center in the light lip to align the center of the lens with the film plane. (Approx. 5mm - 6mm down). Other brands use the center of the light lip as the shutter location.

Extenstion tubes for this lens board.

4" Deardorff adapters.

We carry a generic version of this lens board. This is a stocked item.

Technika III

3.94 x 3.66, machined aluminum. Features a .02" deep off-center circular light goove on the rear. Overall thicness is .06.

Duplicate lens boards bored to fit a standard #0 shutter are in stock. Boring the boards to a specified dimension is at additional cost.

Technika 5x7

5.1" (130mm) square aluminum. Features a .05" deep off-center circular light goove on the rear and a small notch centered on the bottom edge. Overall thickness is .083.

Duplicate lens boards are in stock. This is a good candidate for a lensboard adapter.

Technika

6.37 (162mm) square aluminum board featuring a glued-on 5.93 plastic plateau with 3/16" radiused corners. Lip thickness is.085. Overall thickness is .24.

A good candidate for a lensboard adapter. This is a special order item.

Toyo

110mm square machined aluminum lens board with approx 94mm square plateau on rear. Lip thickness 2.7mm. Overall thickness .5.6mm. Radiused corners and one edge is tappered/beveled. Featured left is a recessed version.

Swappable with a K.B. Canhan.

Toho

3.935 (100mm) circular machined aluminum. Features a .068" deep, .135 wide light lip goove on the rear. Overall thickness is .118.

Extension tubes for this lens board. This board can be special ordered.

Wehnam

5 1/4 " square aircraft plywood with a 4.71 " square plateau. Lips thickness is .105. Overall thickness .245. Rear circular 3.42" recessed section.

This item can be special ordered.

Wisners 4x5

4" square mahogeny/cherry board with a 3.5" square plateau. Lips thickness is .13. Overall thickness .254. Bottom rear edge is tapered

This is a stocked item.

Wisners 8x10

5.25" square mahogeny/cherry board with a 4.5" square plateau. Lip thickness is .19. Overall thickness .375. Bottom rear edge is tapered.

This is a stocked item and good candidate for a lensboard adapter.

Now that you found the lens board, how about we...
- bore it and mount a lens.
-modify it to be a lensboard adapter.
 If you didn't find the board, custom boards can be machined.
 
           
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