The camera is an 8X10 Portrait Series Deardorff, serial number 150. It has three backs, 5X7, 4X5, and a 120 film holder. The lens is a Rodenstock-Tiefenbildner Imagon H=5.8 f=300mm No.4280947. The shutter is a compond shutter with speeds 1/50 - 1 & T. The camera has full tilt and swing in the front and back, and the back rotates 360 degrees. The camera measures 22"H X 16"W X 30"L. This camera was manufactured in Sept. 1963, by Mr. Jack Deardorff, and sold new, with the stand, for over $6000.00.

This article and the photographs were kindly contributed by Clay Johnson. Clay says "I love the looks of these great cameras. This camera is nice because of it's large size. It really looks more like a 11X14, but the biggest back that came with the outfit is the 5X7, (shown on the camera)."

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