Deardorff
Deardorff 4x5 Cameras
When most people familiar with large format photography hear the name Deardorff, 4x5 isn't usually the first thing that comes to mind. Deardorff is famous for it's line of 8x10 and even larger cameras such as the ultra-large format 8x20, 11x14 and 12x20 models. These are truly gargantuan cameras that few hobbyists have the patience, budget or physical prowess to take on.
A lesser known fact is that Deardorff did indeed manufacture smaller cameras around the 4x5 format. They did not produce nearly as many as their larger camera lines however, so they are a bit harder to come by and, in fact, quite sought after due to the company's reputation for turning out high quality products.
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 Deardorff 4x5 5x7 Hand Stitched Leather Strap  US $15.00
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 Deardorff 4x5 Leather Strap with embossed logo US $15.00
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 New Deardorff 4x5 Baby View Camera Bellow US $255.00
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 Original Deardorff Strap Loops Rivets for 4x5 5x7 NOS US $37.50
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 DEARDORFF 4X5 FIELD CAMERA W ITH REVOLVING BACK US $1,595.00
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 Deardorff NEW Wooden Rear Frame for 4x5 Special 5x7 US $75.00
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 Deardorff brand new gear racks for 4x5 Special or 5x7 US $125.00
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 Deardorff Top Corner Brackets for 4x5 Deardorff V5 NOS US $32.50
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 Deardorff Original Bellows Frames for 4x5 Special 5x7 US $20.00
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 Deardorff 4x5 View Field Camera US $1,250.00
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 Deardorff Original Knobs Full Set for 5x7 4x5 Special US $85.00
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 DEARDORFF WOODEN CAMERA 4x5 WITH BACK 4x5 GRAFLOK US $1,170.00
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Deardorff was one of the first camera makers in the 20th century to build a view camera in what is now familiarly known as the field camera design. L.F Deardorff based this design on the old wooden English cameras from the mid-late 19th century. Instead of constructing them from metal as most modern cameras of the time were(a href="http://the4x5camera.com/graflex/">early Graflex models for example, he made them from high quality, hard wood which in most cases proved to be far more resilient and come away with a better longevity than their wooden counter parts.
The a Deardorff 4x5 camera was made in a few different models, the most recent of which being called the "special." The earlier models are refferred to as "baby Deardorff's" and are often of a more used nature since they were frequently employed in commercial studios.
