Is there a 8x10 Camera with a lensboard of 7x7 inch or larger?

PhotoPham

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One of my 8x10 lenses is really large and is unsafe to bind to a 6x6 inch lensboard to my Kodak 2D 8X10 camera. I was wondering what options do I have to buy a portable field or lightweight view camera with a lensboard of 7 inches or larger? many cameras I find are based on the Sinar 5.5 inch board size but that's too small. 8x8 inch lensboard would be nice but I understand if there is no such thing.
 
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TheFlyingCamera

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At this point I think your option would be to build your own if you need a lens board bigger than 7x7. Most of the vintage 8x10s I know of with bigger lens boards are the studio portrait cameras. There's an Agfa/Ansco 8x10 field camera with a bigger lens board that might fit your needs, but it's going to be bigger/heavier than your 2D.

This is an example of the Agfa:
8x10 Ansco camera
 

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I don’t know where in California you are but there’s a nice looking Ansco on list on Craigslist here in San Francisco. The seller is reputable, I’ve bought two camera from him. Search 8 x 10. The lens board is 7 1/2” x 7 1/2’

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Didn’t Arca have a ~183mm board? It’s a monorail, but probably relatively portable as monorails go. Linhof had a large board on their 8x10s, but none of their 8x10s are remotely portable.
 
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wow, it looks perfect for what I'm trying to do and maybe not too heavy. but sadly it's too far and with gas prices Idk if it's worth the drive. but thank you, now I got a frame of reference for what could work.
 

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I believe that the Rembrandt uses 8x8" boards and the korona home portrait 9x9" @ 8x10. The rembrandt is not really portable but I believe that the gundlach is listed at ~8lbs
 

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What is the lens? My 2D manages an 18" Verito and 16" Kodak Portrait. At some point you throw in the towel and figure some of the really big monsters will have to stay in the Studio on a Century Studio camera.
 
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