Good source for Wista/Linhof/Technika lens boards?

[Jeff Bannow]

I am looking for a cheap source for lens boards of the Wista/Linhof/Technika style. I will be using this on a Chamonix 4x5 camera.

The boards I am finding on the Bay are all offset drilled, and I need center drilled. The board I ordered from MPEX had a ring protruding from the back that won't fit into the Chamonix. Aarrgghh!

Anyone have a good source for cheap Copal #0 boards? This is getting frustrating.

[Keith Pitman]

Try this seller on Ebay: jinfinance


Good service and good product.


In addition, no need to be frustrated, lots of sellers on Ebay sell these; just look around.

[Jeff Bannow]

Try this seller on Ebay: jinfinance
Good service and good product.
In addition, no need to be frustrated, lots of sellers on Ebay sell these; just look around.

I have checked jinfinance and his boards are offset, not center drilled. I will send him a message and see if he can provide center drilled instead.

Any other sources out there?

[Ian Grant]

The ring on the back is quite standard, it's on my Wista, Technika and Toyo boards a well as a couple of Generics I own. They are also all offset towards the base. About $15-$25 is the going rate for these boards second-hand.

Sorry can't help more than that.

Ian

[Shadow Images]

I can look and see what I have left at home. They may be offset with a ring too. I had plan to sell all mine since I make my own boards.

[BradS]

Badger Graphic sell generic Linhof/Tech style boards for only $30 (last time I checked). They are available pre-drilled with either offset or centered holes in the usual sizes.

http://www.badgergraphic.com

[David A. Goldfarb]

They all should have the ring on the back, if they're really Linhof/Wista compatible boards, and they should fit your Chamonix. I went out shooting with "highpeak" and a few other people a while back and he tried out my 75mm Grandagon-N, which is on a Linhof recessed board, and it fit his Chamonix with no problem.

[Lee L]

Jeff,

I have some Technika/Wista/Toyo boards, with and without lenses mounted. So does John Powers. If you don't get it solved by next week's NEOH get together we can take a look there.

KEH has a large selection of used Technika boards.

Lee

[Jeff Bannow]

Thanks for the responses everyone. I think the ring might just be too wide on the generic board I got. I will have the camera and boards with me in Ohio and we can figure out where I went wrong. For the time being, I mounted the lens backwards on the board and it seems to work sort of.

It looks like jinfinance can drill me a center holed board, as well as Badger Graphic.

[Ian Grant]

Strangely I've noticed a few lenses sold on Ebay recently mounted on reversed Linhof style boards and wondered why. Maybe this is a problem of tolerances of Chamonix cameras sometimes causing incompatibility with the boards.

Just checking my boards they are all remarkably close in tolerance, Linhof, Wista, Toyo and Generic.

Ian