Due to lack of use I'm selling my lovely 10x8 Deardorff complete with a 5x4 reduction back – this is fitted with a Graflock International back so it's ideal for roll film holders as well. The camera is triple extension with all swings/tilts & rising front and is completely original. It was bought direct from Jack Deardorff himself in 1982 - serial ≠6565 - and I had it shipped to the UK. It was mostly used in the studio on still life & anything else I was asked to shoot (I've my 5x7 special for location) and has spent the last 10 years or so in it's case. I've just run a couple of test sheets through and it's all light tight – as I expected. When I purchased the camera I had a mahogany, Deardoff to Sinar lens panel adaptor made and have the following lenses all on Sinar panels:
Schneider Super Angulon- f5.6/121 in Compur: (A very delightful wide angle that does cover 10x8).
Schneider Symmar S- f5.6/240 in Compur 3:
Schneider Symmar S- f6.8/360 in Compur 3
Rodenstock Apo Ronar- f9/480 in Copal 3:
All the shutters are fine, I get them checked annually, the glass on all lenses unmarked with no blooming or fungus & each lens comes with both caps on it’s panel.
Fidelity 10”x8” darkslides x 16 plus some extra sheaths for some reason.
I would prefer to sell this as a complete outfit rather than fiddle about piecemeal. Looking on a well known auction site & having got some costs back from a couple of my suppliers, I'm looking at the following prices:
Camera complete £1500:00
Darkslides £30:00 ea
121 lens £300:00
240 lens £350:00
360 lens £525:00
480 lens £475:00
This comes to £3510:00 individually. For the complete outfit, call it £3000:00.
Any extras I find like cable releases, odd filters & the like, they will get bundled in to the lucky purchaser
Pictures can be downloaded and viewed here http://www.preutz.com/ddorff.zip
I am London based and will ship to anywhere once funds have been confirmed as cleared.
Finally, I am a professional photographer and maintain all my equipment meticulously - my career depends upon it.
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