Graflex lens board question. Crown and Speed

EdColorado

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I'm looking to get a lens board or two for my Crown Graphic and am getting confused. Lots of options as to size, seems Graflex like to mix things up a bit. So measuring the board on my Crown, its about 3 5/8 square (quickie measurement, could be off a fraction). Do Speed Graphics use the same size board? I see some boards listed by dimension, others by model, but I cant find any listed in my actual size. So my question I guess is, what other models use the same size lens board as my Crown?
 

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Oh, dear. Graflex Inc's (also predecessors' and successors') nomenclature confuses everyone.

Pacemaker Crown Graphics, often called Crown Graphics, and Pacemaker Speed Graphics, often called Speed Graphics, of the same size take the same metal lens boards. Older (before the Pacemakers) Speed Graphics take wooden lens boards and won't accept Pacemaker Graphics' metal boards.

4x5 Pacemaker boards are metal with a folded lip, are 3 23/32" x 3 21/32". Board sizes from Graphic Graflex Photography, 10th edition.

The Pacemaker Graphics' successor was the Super Graphic, offered only in 4x5. 4x5 Pacemaker Graphics will accept Super Graphic boards.
 

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You may also see the nomenclature "C" board for the wooden lens boards for 4x5 Anniversay and pre-anniversary speed graphics. "B" boards were smaller, for the smaller format cameras of that era.
 
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So from this it seems that all of the stamped metal boards with the lips on the edge would be the same size, and will fit my Crown, correct?
 

Dan Fromm

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Charles, don't forget 3x4 Pacemaker Graphics.
 

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To further confuse the topic, boards for 3.25 x 4.25 Pacemaker cameras are 3 3/16" x 4 5/16".
 

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Be aware that second hand prices can be rather high and you can buy new lens boards for 5x4 speed/Crown Pacemaker Graphics from Heavystar on ebay at very reasonable prices.

Ian
 
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