On Friday 18 May 2007 22:11, Richard Knoppow wrote: > I wish I had access to a full set of Kodak > catalogues, that would have the answer to what was what with > the various numbers. I can't find Kodak anyplace on the camera or stand. I guess that dates it to before the Kodak purchase of Century? The seller wasn't joking when he said it was 100 years old. > lensboard. Agfa/Ansco made two cameras to compete, the > Universal View, available as an 8x10 and 5x7 camera (and > also a deluxe 4x5, the 5x7 with a factory reducing back), My two Anscos are Universals 8x10 and 5x7. The Ansco really were good value when I picked them up a few years back. I hear the price may have gone up lately. I was glancing at Ebay for an 8x10 back and some of the sellers almost want more for a back then I paid for a whole camera and holders. Nick ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.