Paul Spinnler
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One thing which is cool is to use the ergonomic grip and add it to both sides of the TC - a mini SWA which makes handheld shooting super steady
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My old Toho 4x5 uses circular lens boards. Its actually quite convenient.Wouldn’t a circular mount be even better?
Silvestri also uses circular lens boards.My old Toho 4x5 uses circular lens boards. Its actually quite convenient.
As does Swebo, not that Swebo is popular around here!Silvestri also uses circular lens boards.
Didn't even know them!... Swebo ...
You know what, I even didn't realize that this was you! (If I would have read your previous post a bit more careful.)yeah, thats my comment, but I haven't had a chance to complete my eccentric lens board. Toho made one, but they are hard to find, so I figured it should be too hard to design. ...
It should! Unclip the two meal strips, then place the Linhof lens board diagonal on the front standard opening, and then fixate the lens board using the two metal strips.Unfortunately, my Toho doesn't work with Linhof boards.
"The main difference between the cameras is in the rails. The FC-45A uses a one-piece rail ... The FC-45X uses a telescoping rail."Mine is an FC45A, not a FC45X. ...
Do you mean the brackets that hold the lens board to the front standard? Yes it has them. This is my camera:"The main difference between the cameras is in the rails. The FC-45A uses a one-piece rail ... The FC-45X uses a telescoping rail."
Your Toho doesn't have the two metal strips?
I have a Swebo...As does Swebo, not that Swebo is popular around here!
If I had to guess, they came out with my model, then realized they could support Linhof boards by widening the light trap channel, so they did that in the next model. I kind of wish I was able to find an X for a reasonable cost, the telescoping rail would be nice. I have the short rail which limits me to 300mm total. The long rail would be an extra piece to lug around, 400mm instead of 300mm, so less compact, additional weight (though as is, I believe my A is 300gr lighter than an X. Probably the lightest 4x5, or at least the lightest 4x5 monorail at 1.1kg.)Yes, the front opening looks different. The lip of the Linhof lens board fits precisely into the groove of the front standard of my Toho.
Have you tried a generic Linhof lens board which does not have a lip. I used only generic Linhof lens boards and never recall an issue. I actually never noticed the lip/groove until now!
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