Deardorff to Sinar adapter lensboard. Originally this was a Deardorff 6X6" to 6X6" front mount Packard shutter housing and extension. This Packard shutter housing was in pretty bad condition and would no longer mount onto a Deardorff camera, but that did not matter for this purpose. I milled the rear of the Packard shutter housing, plugged numerous holes, and added a Sinar lensboard to the rear, using machine screws that go through the wood into threded holes in the metal, making for a very secure connection. I could have adapted this Packard shutter housing to virtually any camera. I have sold this item, but if you supply me with a Deardorff Packard shutter housing I can adapt it to your camera. I have Sinar and Linhof Kardan and many other lensboards in stock, but you may want to or have to supply your own lensboard for the camera you want the Packard shutter housing adapter to. Price will be about $200 for the labor, depending upon the work involved, which will vary with different cameras. In the last photo you see it mounted on a Sinar Norma, which requires more clearance than a Sinar P.

2.5" opening Packard shutter. 4.75" square overall. SYNCHRONIZED. NEW-OLD-STOCK, boxed, with instantaneous speed changing pin, with INSTRUCTIONS. Inside the tan envelope is the speed changing pin and mounting screws. On the envelope are simplified mounting instructions, which I will scan and place below. I will also scan and place below info from the white paper included with the shutter; this is a large file suitable for printing. Interesting info. What is the largest Packard shutter made? You will find out. Feel free to download this info and print it out for your own use. Feel free to link to it. $150

4.5x4.5" square-cornered Deardorff red mahogany lensboard, 2.5" hole size in lensboard, with 2" hole size Packard shutter installed, synch terminals, instantaneous setting pin installed, through tube installed, works, crack in lensboard does not affect performance, $75

2" opening Packard shutter. 4" square overall. Synchronized. Double piston model. One piston for time and one for instantaneous. Instantaneous piston working well. Time piston will open, but not close, $30

Packard shutter tubing. Black. NEW-OLD-STOCK, live rubber, dusted with talcum or other powder. $3 per foot.

Packard shutter speed change pin. Brass with steel pin. $20.

Packard shutter through tube. Hollow threaded tube with knurled nuts for putting through your lensboard to carry air to the Packard shutter, $25.

DeGroff AIR-WAY shutter release, large size. Use your bulb and tubing to trip virtually any shutter with a standard cable release socket. Results in less camera shake and you may trip shutter from a distance. 2 used ones available. One on bottom has an ordinary tapered threaded tip, $20. The other has straight threads, $15.

Air release piston. Commercially made by a company in San Diego. The label is hidden by the custom made clamp, which is labeled "Ilex #4." Requires your bulb and tubing. The end of this is designed to clamp onto a 3/16 diameter barrel of a cable release socket and fastens with a set screw. Given the 2 screws on the custom mount--which no doubt screw into the back of the #4 Ilex, the clamp that goes around the cable release socket may not be needed. $15.

Although not designed as a Packard shutter bulb, it will work as a Packard shutter bulb by disabling the one way valve between the tubing and the bulb. 13.5" length of tubing. Although this tubing will couple with the Packard shutter, I recommend you buy some Packard shutter tubing to go with it because it is designed for the purpose and available. $15

Airequipt pneumatic remote control cord. Not designed for use with Packard shutters and will not work with Packard shutters because the tubing is too small diameter. Should function as a Packard shutter bulb if you replace the tubing. $25

Cable Releases. I have dozens. I illustrate a few. I have them from 3" long to over 3' long. I have 2 about 20' long air actuated shutter releases. I have cable release extensions. I have locking cable releases. I have straight thread cable releases. I have tapered thread cable releases. I have solenoid actuated shutter releases. I have Nikon cable releases. I have self timers. I have cable releases with a long throw. I have cable releases with a short throw. What is it that you need? Sinar shutter releases are on my Sinar web page.

Cable Release extension. 7" long. Tapered threaded tip. $15

Cable Release extension. 4" long. Tapered threaded tip. Flexible; good for lenses in recessed mounts. $15

Long Air Release. I have not measured it, but it is many feet long. I guess 10-20 feet. Tapered threaded tip. Made in Japan. $30

Compact Gentle Air Release. Tapered threaded tip. $20

Prontor locking release. Tapered threaded tip. $15

Kopil self timer. Universal; with a tapered threaded tip. $15

King self timer. Universal; works with most cable releases--as shown in 2nd photo. $15

I have 100's of flanges. This collection is primarily for my own use--supplying flanges for lenses that I buy from others w/o flanges. I will offer flanges for known lenses or known manufacturers or known shutters at least. If you need a flange for a specific lens, I may be able to supply it. For many lenses, the only way I will know for sure is if I try the flange on the lens or shutter. That means you may have to ship your lens and/or shutter to me. It can take a while for me to search for flanges and try flanges on your lens/shutter. This is as much of a service as a product. I have to charge accordingly. The inside diameter of a flange will necessarily be smaller than the outside diameter of the lens threads because one thread goes inside the other. Manufacturing flanges is, generally speaking, more costly the larger the diameter because you need larger capacity equipment and larger stock and it takes more energy to machine it.

Modern #3 shutter flange. 67mm X 0.75mmp threaded flange for most modern #3 Copal and Compur shutters. This is a beefy flange that you may use to strengthen a thin lensboard. Overall outside diameter is 107mm. These lensboards could be turned down to the diameter of the wider shoulder on one side of the flange, which is 87mm; the shoulder could then be drilled and countersunk and/or tapped as necessary for your application. These flanges could be turned down even more and a couple of slots milled into them for use as a narrow jamb nut. I can do this work for you neatly and professionally for a fee. The diameter of the narrower shoulder is 65mm--standard #3 hole size; if the rear of your lensboard is large enough you may use this flange as is as a jamb nut. New, $50 each.

75mm Goerz Hypergon flange, $75. You know the lens is rare. The flange is even more rare. And even more rare than the flange is the guy who knows that the flange he has is for that lens.

Flange for 180mm F4.5 Xenar in barrel, $50

8 1/4" Golden Dagor flange or for lens in Synchro Compur #1 rim set shutter, black painted brass, $80. Add $50 for flange mounted on a Graphic View 4X4" lens board.

19" Dagor in barrel flange, $150

19" Artar in barrel flange, $125 each. I have 2 available. The 1st one fits my current 19" Artar. The one on the Graphic View lens board does not fit my current 19" Artar, but it did fit a different 19" Artar that I used to own. The threads have the same pitch, but are of a very slightly different diameter. Add $40 for flange mounted on Graphic View lens board.

Flange for 305mm F4.5 Kodak Portrait lens in barrel, $150.

Large Compound shutter flange, ~74.77mm inside diameter thread size, $125

75mm X 0.75mmp jamb nut. $50 or 5/$150.

Large Compound shutter flange, ~75.40mm inside diameter thread size, $125. Note: Add $75 for flange neatly mounted on a Toyo View lensboard. A 14" Double Anastigmat Symmar used to sit on this lensboard on a Toyo 810M. I had a 2nd flange for the lens mounted on a Sinar lensboard--sold with lens.

#5FS Compur Electronic shutter retaining ring, $125

Several large Taylor, Taylor, Hobson and Cooke brass flanges, $150 for the larger, $100 for the smaller. These flanges have an inside diameter of about 99, 86 and 68.5mm. The one with the 86mm inside diameter has been sold. Taylor, Taylor, Hobson and Cooke is one of the few manufacturers who label their flanges. THC flanges are not just elegant; they are exceptionally well made. The 3rd image is of the largest flange. That beginning thread was milled up to the point where it would no longer be fragile. That required a separate operation that few other manufacturers have done. Also, installing your lens is easier and faster.

Taylor, Taylor, Hobson and Cooke aluminum flange, $80. Inside diameter of about 55-56mm.

Taylor, Taylor, and Hobson (before Cooke, apparently) aluminum flange, $80. Inside diameter of about 62mm.

Flange built into lensboard. Lensboard labeled "England." Threads are about 69-70mm diameter by 24TPI. I checked the threads with a metric thread pitch gauge; although close to 1mmp, they are not metric threads. The English do have their own threading system. The lensboard is 83.8mm square. The bevel is on the backside of the lensboard where it says "England." Please let me know what camera and lens this lensboard fits. $150

Linhof lensboards to fit 4X5 models III, IV or V Technika cameras and Compur Compound shutter with Linhof factory mounted flange (~59mm threads) properly mounted below center, as illustrated, your choice, $150. This is the size to fit 200 and 250mm Imagons, etc. Black Technika V lensboard also available, but not shown. These Technika III lensboards are very special. The too thin Technika III lensboards require special mounting with 3 screws from the front and 3 screws from the rear. A 210mm Xenar in Compound shutter is another example of a lens and shutter to fit these lensboards.

Lens caps are the best insurance you can buy for your lens. My stock of ~200 lens caps are primarily for the lenses that I sell. I will list some of the more unusual, hard to find, logo, etc. lens caps that I am willing to sell. The felt lined lenscaps are the best. I measured the inside diameter using an appropriate caliper for the job, but the best way to fit a lenscap is by trying the lenscap on the lens. I will check stock before I ask you to send money. I needed a tiny Schneider lenscap in the early 1980's. It cost me $8 + procurement cost of 2 trips to downtown Chicago. Today, that store is out of business. Other stores will shun you if you bother them with such a request because they know they will lose money on the transaction. Think about it: this is more of a service than a product. I have a minimum shipping charge; see the links at the bottom of this page. I have many more lenscaps, but after cataloging these I have come to the realization that just listing them is too time consuming.

Kodak felt lined metal lenscap designed to fit the Kodak 405mm Portrait lens or fit over a lens with ~120mm outside diameter, RARE, $50 each. 2 available.

Goerz felt lined leather lenscap designed to fit over a lens with ~70mm outside diameter, $70.

Goerz felt lined leather lenscap designed to fit over a lens with ~55mm outside diameter, $70.

Goerz felt lined leather lenscap designed to fit over a lens with ~63-64mm outside diameter, $50.

Goerz felt lined leather lenscap designed to fit over a lens with ~53-54mm outside diameter, $35.

Zeiss felt lined leather lenscap designed to fit over a lens with ~122mm outside diameter, RARE, $40.

Generic felt lined leather lenscap designed to fit over a lens with ~122mm outside diameter, $60.

Zeiss felt lined leather lenscap designed to fit over a lens with ~70mm outside diameter, RARE, $40.

Zeiss felt lined leather lenscap designed to fit over a lens with ~43mm outside diameter, RARE, $70.

Carl Zeiss Jena felt lined perimeter metal lenscap designed to fit over a lens with ~42.5mm outside diameter, RARE, $30.

Generic felt lined leather lenscap designed to fit over a lens with ~125mm outside diameter, RARE because it is NEW, $60.

Schneider felt lined leather lenscap designed to fit over a lens with ~109-110mm outside diameter. $40.

Schneider felt lined leather lenscap designed to fit over a lens with ~85mm outside diameter. $40.

Schneider felt lined leather lenscap designed to fit over a lens with ~80mm outside diameter. $40.

Schneider plastic with protective center felt dot lenscap designed to fit over a lens with ~125mm outside diameter, $40.

Schneider tiny plastic lenscaps designed to fit over lenses with ~34.5mm, 28.5mm and 24mm outside diameters, $10 each. These are marked inside "sn223/72," "sn223-12 28.5mm" and sn223/9-24."

Rodenstock felt lined leather lenscap designed to fit over a lens with ~55-56mm outside diameter. $50.

Gundlach felt lined metal lenscap designed to fit over a lens with ~84.5mm outside diameter, $40.

Bausch & Lomb leather lenscap designed to fit over a lens with ~57.5mm outside diameter, $20.

Nikon metal lenscaps with felt lined inside perimeter designed to fit over a lens with ~98.5mm outside diameter. Such lenscaps are usually found on Apo Nikkor lenses. $50 each.

Nikon metal lenscap designed to screw onto a lens with 82mm threads. $50

Nikon metal lenscap designed to screw into a lens with 72mm filter threads--such as the 20mm Nikkor. $60

Nikon plastic lenscap designed to fit a lens with 80mm outside diameter. Marked "80" inside. $40

Fujinon plastic lenscap designed to fit a lens with 64mm outside diameter. Marked "64" inside. $20

Wollensak metal lenscap with felt lined interior designed to fit over a lens with ~44.5mm outside diameter. $20

Wollensak metal lenscaps with felt lined interior designed to fit over a lens with ~39-40mm outside diameter. Left to right, $20, $20, $10

Wollensak metal lenscaps with felt lined interior designed to fit over a lens with ~36mm outside diameter. $20

Wollensak plastic lenscaps designed to fit inside the front rim or filter threads of a lens. The larger one on the left is marked "J1X" and is designed to fit filter threads of about 28mm inside diameter. The smaller ones on the right is marked "B2X," "2,"and "B" and are designed to fit inside filter threads of about 24mm inside diameter. $20 each or 4 for $50.

Generic felt lined leather lenscap designed to fit over a lens with ~76mm outside diameter, $40.

Bronica plastic rear lens cap. About 47mm tall. About 60mm diameter bayonet mount. $20.

Norita plastic body cap. $30.

Rollei SL66 body cap. $30.

Canon plastic lens caps. Body cap and 2 rear lens caps. All 3 for $20.

Unknown plastic lens cap. Outside diameter not including projections is about 56mm. Note the notch in the rim near front and the post on projection at rear. $20.

Canon felt lined metal lens caps to fit over 78mm diameter lens. The one on the left is cleaner and $30. The one on the right is $20. Both, 45.

Mamiya RB plastic lens caps. Front cap is for 77mm inside filter threads. Rear cap is for ~66mm bayonet mount. $40 for both.

Pentax metal lenscap with felt lined inside perimeter designed to fit over a lens with ~51.5mm outside diameter. Such lenscaps are usually found on 1/21 degree Honeywell Pentax spotmeters. Bent rim, $8

Sinar, Deardorff, Linhof, Cambo and other lensboards are listed with the cameras that they fit. Some lensboards will be listed here.

4X4" recessed lensboards for GRAPHIC VIEW II, 32.1mm hole. $75 each.

4X4" 1.5" deep recessed lensboard. This will not fit the Graphic View camera because the width of the recessed part is too wide to fit through the hole in the camera. $100

B&J 6X6" lensboard. 74mm hole. $25

Haloid Corp. lensboard from 11X17" Xerographic copy camera. It held a Wollensak 13" F10 Apochromatic Raptar. 5X5" square, 42-43mm hole. I also have an 11X17" plate holder from this camera listed on my View Camera accessories web page. $35

150mm Helical Focusing Mount. 10.8mm extension. Accepts lens with 29mm X 0.5mmp threads. Screws into camera or flange with 45mm X 0.75mmp threads. Diaphragm in good condition. This could be used for a small macro lens on a small format camera. $50

120mm Helical Focusing Mount. Quality brass helical. If used for a 120mm lens, it will focus to 1.2 meters. 8mm extension. Accepts lens with about 50mm X 0.6mmp threads--but the rear threaded barrel is dented. Screws into camera or flange with about 65mm X 1mmp threads. Marked A VI2. Diaphragm in good condition. This could be used for a small macro lens on a small format camera. $50

210mm Helical Focusing Mount. Quality brass helical. If used for a 210mm lens, it will focus to 2 meters. 25mm extension. It may be used for almost any focal length. It works especially well with short macro lenses. There is a disk with a 22.6mm hole in it that threads into the front of it where the lens used to mount. Marked A VII. Rear threads about 2.4" X 40TPI. Diaphragm removed. With mounting flange. $100. At one time I was planning on mounting a 210mm F9 Computar in barrel in this focusing mount on an 11X14 box camera. The box camera sold, however. Other lens focusing mounts on my Medium Format web page.

"Zeiss Objectives, the eagle eye of your camera" B&W copy of 48 page +1 color plate1933 catalog describing Zeiss lenses including Tessars, Biotar, Sonnar, Biotessar, Tele-Tessar, Protars, Double Protars, Convertible Protars, Dagors, Hypergons, Etc., 48 pages, $50

"Zeiss Optical Equipment for Process Work" B&W copy of 40 page + 2 larger fold out images + separate page price list + color copy of tipped in plate of 1933 catalog describing Zeiss process lenses including Apo Tessars and Apo Planars, $50

C.P.Goerz American Optical Co. "The Golden Dagor," 12 page softcover book with gold rope binding it together, no doubt accompanied a Golden Dagor lens, tiny, covers all Golden Dagors and Wideangle Golden Dagors, lists coverage at various stops, color correction, convertibility of lenses, etc., copy of, $20

"Kodak Lenses shutters and Portra Lenses," 1958, 57 pages, covers lenses of the day, Retina, includes section on "lens performance" and section on "useful optical formulas," Mint-, $20

"Kodak Lenses for Professional Photography," 1951, 16 pages, softcover, covers F6.3 Commercial Ektars, F4.5 Ektars, F6.3 Kodak Wide Field Ektars, F4.5 Kodak Portrait lenses, and Kodak Enlarging lenses, copy of, $25

"Kodak Wide Field Ektar Lenses," 190mm and 250mm, in Ilex Shutters," 6 page brochure that came with the lenses when new, copy of, $20

"Kodak Portrait Lens, 305mm, in Ilex No. 5 Universal Synchro Shutter," 7 page brochure that came with the lenses when new, copy of, $25

"Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. Photographic Lenses" catalog H, 1907, brief history, description of lenses, lens abberations, graph for determining f.l. of lenses given desired angle of view and format, covers B&L-Zeiss Tessar series Ic F4.5 and IIb F6.3 lenses, B&L-Zeiss series IV F12.5 wideangle, B&L-Zeiss series V F18 extreme wideangle, B&L-Zeiss Protar series VII lenses, 26 pages, copy, $30

Copy of chapter VII, "Types of Photographic Objectives," from "Lenses in Photography, the practical guide to optics for photographers," by Rudolf Kingslake, director of optical design Eastman Kodak Co., ca 1951, $40

"Development of the Photographic Objective" and "The Optics of Photographic Lenses" by Kingslake, 2 chapters from a book. I have not found a book by Kingslake (and certainly not by anyone else) that is as good as these 2 chapters combined for the purpose of learning about lenses, their design, their coverage. etc. $50 for copies of both chapers.

"Photography Principles and Practice" by C. B. Neblette, 1942, hardcover, 865 pages, 7 sections, 34 chapers, another great text covering all aspects of photography, including an excellent chaper on lenses, one of the few texts that lists F-stops and US stops in comparison chart, easy for the photographer to understand, also good easy to understand and use formulas for calculating depth of field and hyperfocal distance, B&W plates, Ex, $150, copy of lens chapter by itself, $40

"The Photographic Process," by Mack & Martin, 1939, hardcover, 586 pages, 14 chapters, Photographic Mathematics appendix, Formulary appendix, photographic manual appendix, color and B&W plates, good chapters on lens theory, highly technical, Mint-, $75

"Introducing the Imagon," 4 page vintage publication by Josef Folding distributed by Rodenstock, gives suggestions on how to use the lens for best results, copy of, $20

"Rodenstock Imagon," illustrated color booklet by Rodenstock describing the modern Imagon lens, ca 1978, in English, copy of, $35

"The Rodenstock Imagon lens," temporary condensed instructions, from 12/56, copy, $10

Rodenstock technical pages on the 200mm Imagon and the cameras that it will fit--including adapters with part numbers, 2 pages, copy, $15

"Wollensak Lenses and shutters," copyright 1919, covering Velostigmats, Verito diffused Focus, Vitax Portrait, Vesta Portrait, Versar Portrait and View, copy of, $25