Large format lens for

[inescunha]

Hello,

Does anyone know where I can find a lens or which one fit on this camera

The film is about 18cm x 13cm and the screw has 45mm diametre.

The National Camera (is the only inscription)

 

[djacobox372]

any large format lens that covers 5x7 should work, although you'll have to make your own lens board. That camera appears to have some sort of focal plane shutter on it, does it still work?

 

[IanG]

You can make a new lens panel for the Thornton Pickard shutter if needed, I make these quite regularly as I restore TP shutters. Another option is to make a new larger lens board like the one that the TPShutter is screwed to and then use any flange mounted lens/shutter. I've done both with 4 of my cameras, and us TP shutters with brass barrel lenses or early lens/shutters like a 1913 165mm Tessar in a Compur (or similar).

It should be a Half plate camera, I made an adapter to use normal 5x4 DDS with my Houghton Duchess, the DDS + adapter slides in like a book-form plate holder.

I get brass lenses at Flea markets and camera fairs for about £20-£30, usually they are missing the flange but they can be found as well at camera fairs, you need an 8" Rapid Rectilinear (R-R) ideally.

Ian