Deardorff 4x5 reducing back (auction proceeds will be donated to APUG)

Brian,

Do you know if a Polaroid 545 holder will fit in it? I'm thinking of acquiring an 8x10 to 4x5 reducing back and cutting it down to fit my Deardorff Special.

Joe

 

The 545 should work just fine, as it had been designed to fit in the same place as a standard 4x5 holder.

Dave

 

Dave & Brian,

The 545 back needs about 7/16" height above the surrounding rear board to clear it once the holder is inserted into the camera at the plane where a normal holder would sit. A standard holder does not need this additional spacer between the back and the plane of the film holder. On a regular 4x5 back, this extra portion of the 545 holder usually clears/overhangs the rear box avoiding this insertion problem. But with a reducing back, the groundglass frame must be elevated above the back to allow use of the 545.

So, I'm wondering if there is that much clearance on this back.

Thanks for any info.

Joe

 

Although I've never used a 545 back in one of these I have used a Calumet Roll Film Holder in one and it worked just fine.

Jim

 

IIRC, the Calumet holder when inserted protrudes towards the rear of the camera only. The 545 holder protrudes front and back.

The only way to tell for sure if the 545 will fit is to take the measurement from the camera back to the plane upon which the film holders are seated in the ground glass frame. (Or actually test it with a 545 holder in place.)

Joe

 

Well,

as my main business is working on camera backs, and I have worked with a number of other reducing backs, I would say with 99% certainty that the polaroid will work on the Deardorff reducing back...but off course each back on wood cameras do have variances in them, your best bet would be to measure.

Dave Parker
Satin Snow(TM) Ground Glass
Ground Glass Specialties
www.satinsnowglass.com