Universalis

[NoBob]

Could I use my 4x5 lenses (Copal shutters) mounted on Linhof boards with the Universalis?

 

[torger]

Could I use my 4x5 lenses (Copal shutters) mounted on Linhof boards with the Universalis?

Yes, using this type of adapter:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Arca-Swiss-...217348?hash=item53f2f1c884:g:ZmMAAOxyA4FR6NFy

 

[NoBob]

Thanks. Has anyone used 4x5 lenses with the a7rii in some bellows type set-up?

 

[torger]

Thanks. Has anyone used 4x5 lenses with the a7rii in some bellows type set-up?

Check out this thread in the Sony forum:
http://www.getdpi.com/forum/sony/55661-a7rii-cambo-actus.html

 

[NoBob]

Thanks.

 

[GrahamWelland]

The Universalis looks like a great system if you have Arca mounted lenses. Superb even. I looked at it but it is an even worse shape to pack than the Actus IMHO.

 

[torger]

Has anyone actually used this camera with a sliding back? Although I know that it fits and it should handle it, it is lighter built than the older MF-two, and it was released when CMOS was a fact, so I'd like to make sure that sliding back stability has not been compromised. Anyone who knows?

As the rise mechanics have two rails, one on each side of the monorail, it seems like it indeed should be as stable as the monolith/MF-two in this regard, but it would be nice to hear it from someone that has tested...

 

[Frederic]

My main concern would be the self-locking tightness for the rise/fall mechanism under such weight (an issue with some RMD bodies). Given the way it's built I don't think it would wobble, but an M-line is certainly more rigid.