Deardorff 6x9 roll film adaptor?

[dennis lee]

Hi, I'm thinking about purchasing a Deardorff 5x7/4x5 and am wondering if Deardorff or anybody else ever made a back for this camera that would accept grafloc type roll film backs (like the horseman 6x9)? I haven't seen one listed on ebay yet, so it makes me wonder if they exist! While I'm here, are there any other major drawbacks to this system?

 

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Thanks, DL

[sean_yates]

Deardorff was in business from 1923 to 1988.

 

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In that time, there is very little they DIDN't make. Revolving, not

just rotating Graflock backs exist, but yeah, they're hard to come by

and they go for a pretty penny. Well, actually, not a pretty penny,

just a WHOLE BUNCH of ugly ones.

[kcrisp]

Dennis: Take your pick. There is a non-revolving graflock

(grafloc?) back for the "4X5 Special" Deardorff, and a neat but heavy

revolving 4X5 back as well. Lens & Repro seems to have these

perpetually listed on their website, $600 for the revolving one in

like new condition, $300-$325 for the non-revolving one or something

like that. They do occasionally show up on eBay. I have the 4X5

special and like it a lot. The only drawback I can see to putting a

roll film back on there is that you are working up to quite a bit of

weight to shoot a medium format negative.

[dennis lee]

Thanks for the info guys! I love this site!

 

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This makes me feel a lot better about getting into this camera. I've

got a couple nice roll film backs that I'd like to use for both

variations and backing up larger format portraits. Guess I'll start

saving those penneys again!

 

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DL

[neil_poulsen1]

I had a Deardorff for about ten years, and the widest lens the camera

could accomodate was a 90mm. (Due to a compressed bellows.) There's

a possibility you could fashion some sort of recessed lensboard, but

then you could no longer use the rising front.