Definitely don't overlook the Techno. If you'll be using it with one of the IQ backs, zoom and focus checking should be a breeze - removing the hurdle of focussing for digital on a bellows camera. That said, even without one of these backs, it's not too difficult if you use 'stops' to set focus at certain distances (e.g. hyperfocal @ f11). There are huge savings to be made on the cost of lenses, because there's no need to get held hostage by Alpa/Arca/Cambo etc. when it comes to the cost of the lens mount. You also have access to lenses from both Schneider and Rodenstock (and pretty much anyone else come to think of it), and it takes lenses from 23 - 250mm without the need for additional bits of hardware. You get front (yaw free) tilt, swing and rise, and back rise/fall and - with the sliding back - shift. Unfortunately there's not a great deal out there on the web about the Techno - the Canadian distributor (Blazes Photographic) has had a 'coming soon' website since the dawn of time, while the US one (HP Marketing) doesn't carry much info. about this camera specifically. Would be nice if CI stocked it! Linhof do at least have a nice website - but there's nothing better than end user feedback - so hopefully someone who uses it regularly will chip in.