Compendium Hood System and Mounting for Deardorff V8 8x10

[Don12x20]

Much as I hate to speak for other people, I am a Deardorff user and realize that front rise/fall in a 'dorff is mostly accomplished by a unique sliding mechanism whereby the front half of the front standard, containing the lensboard, slides up and down on the rear half of the front standard. Some additional rise/fall can be accomplished at the sides of the front standard, as well. Putting any hardware onto the lensboard holder would interfere with the sliding function and limit front rise/fall to the more limited side screws. The D2 accomplishes all its rise and fall with slots in the sides of the front standard braces.
DF, did I describe this correctly?

Thanks for clearing this up. Makes perfect sense now why Deardorffs would have some difficulty with Compendium shades
Best regards
Don

[Len Middleton]

Thanks for your thoughts.

I was deliberately vague on describing all potential requirements so I might get as many ideas as possible. I have looked at the situation and some of the alternate solutions.

Like DF, I too sometimes use a dark slide as there is usually one handy when making an exposure with the Deardorff. And until I come up with an alternate solution, will likely be one I continue to use.

Being Canadian, I probably should use my Tilley hat, except that might increase the amount of stray light bouncing around. Unless I stand well behind the camera or put the dark cloth on top of my head rather than over the shoulders during exposure.

The dilemma with both those above solutions of course is to ensure that your efforts don’t result in ineffective shading of the lens and the resultant impact to the image or that the object shading the lens becoming part of the image. A fixed flag or compendium hood where one could observe that prior to the exposure would help to eliminate that risk.

With regards to the Lee / Ambico / Lindhal hoods, the situation I am trying to avoid by mounting a compendium hood to the camera is the issue of requiring a number of adapter rings for the various lenses I have and sometimes borrow (e.g. currently my brother has lent me his 250 Imagon). Also the process lenses are not always standard size, a particular issue with the 600mm Apo-Ronar CL (not a 86mm thread, but around 85mm) and would require an adaptor to be made or some other solution (e.g. tape a 86mm filter onto the front of it?).

I consider the Deardorff and the Linhof Technika similar in basic concept, just separated by their construction, materials, design details, country of origin, etc. I guess similar to the Canham, the Technika was designed to take accessories mounted onto the front standard. The Deardorff unfortunately did not have that in their original design and the nature and details of its construction seems to make it difficult to fit something without a significant modification to the camera. As Deckeled Edge mention, the front rise that is separate from the rise and tilt makes it more complex. And with long barrel lenses, I sometimes use that rise to re-compose the picture after tilting.

I still have an idea or two to try, just a matter if my fabrication skills match my design skills.

Any additional ideas would be appreciated.

Again thanks for all your help,

Len