dslr adapter to 4x5

[lee nadel]

hi any one tried a sliding dslr adapter on a sinar thanks lee

[StoneNYC]

hi any one tried a sliding dslr adapter on a sinar thanks lee

Toyo makes a new bellows camera for digital backs, probably can easily be adapted for 35mm

[David A. Goldfarb]

Yes, I've used it with my Canon 5DII and previously with my Canon 40D on my Sinar P and Linhof Tech V. It is useful in limited ways, mainly due to vignetting from the SLR body and the cylindrical extension between the sliding plate and the camera.

The shortest lens you can use with a setup like this is around 120mm, and that's fairly tight, and depending on the lens and what movements you are using, if you use the sliding back and rear movements to stitch together a larger image, your maximum effective sensor size is going to be around 65mm square, larger with a longer lens, but not enormously so. For instance, with my 40D, I made some tabletop tests at around 9000x10600 pixels, and with the 5DII a pano of around 13000x3600 pixels.

What this is good for is tabletop work with controlled lighting for multi-shot images (if the light changes, the stitches won't look good), or natural lighting if you aren't stitching. You can also shoot some nice panoramas using the sliding back, if the light isn't changing too much, clouds aren't moving too fast, and the wind isn't blowing too hard. Here's an example of a pano using the sliding back--

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidagoldfarb/4537823087/

If you were thinking of getting a 90mm T-S lens for still life, for instance, you would probably be better off with the sliding back on your view camera and a lens of around 135-150mm, since the Sinar is much more flexible than a T-S lens, and the longer focal length gives you more room for lighting.

[analoguey]

Considering using a Toyo and Dx Nikon along with a Mamiya lens.
@David, how much of vignetting would one expect, or see? I'm planning to experiment with this set-up for both portraits and table-top.

[analoguey]

Bump.

[Light Guru]

hi any one tried a sliding dslr adapter on a sinar thanks lee

I've used one on a Shen Hao and was not all that happy with the results. They don't cover the full 4x5 frame and the results just were not as nice as what you would get with film.