Question with regard to 4x5 RB Auto Graflex and Lens Board + Lens Compatibilities

I've been eyeing some of these 4x5 RB Auto Graflex camera's for sale on Ebay and am wondering what sort of lens board this Graflex camera would take to mount a 7" Wollensak Verito Lens on it. Also, another question I have is if the 8 3/4" Wollensak Verito lens would fit on this 4x5? I am new to Large Format Photography and am interested in producing soft-focus photographs in the style of the early Pictorialist photographers (Stieglitz, F. Holland Day, Steichen, Paul Strand, etc..). Also, if you guys know of any services that are reliable in refurbishing the Graflex camera's please let me know below! Thanks all!

Check out www.graflex.org and its forum for more information. Also look at its reference pages.

Sirius Glass said:

Check out www.graflex.org and its forum for more information. Also look at its reference pages.

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Thank you so much! I will check it out

I replied to this question over on another forum but I'll copy paste here too...

The shortest focal length lens the 4x5 RB auto can do is 8-3/8 inches I believe. The lens board is 3-3/4 inch. I'm not sure the verito's rear diameter but there's a 2-3/4" hole max it will have to be able to go through if it sticks out past the lens board. Moreover, when the bellows is compressed, the clearance becomes about 2-3/8". So not ideal for big lenses. The RB auto I have is a 1923 model with the curved cutout front, not sure if the older squared front is different. For bigger lenses, I'd go with the series D as is doesn't have that secondary hole behind the lens board like the RB auto. Also has wider bellows vs the RB auto.