A few years ago there was a craze (that got crazy) tfor converting old pPolaroids into 4x5 cameras. I know that this was driven by a desire for an inexpensive 4x5 rangefinder type camera. Today, Chamonix sells as many Saber cameras as they make. The Footman series are also used by many. Wanderlust will sell out as many TravelWides as they can deliver too. So I guess that there is a need for a scale focusing LF too.
Many of tthe conversions use a longer focal length lens to accommodate the longer distance to the film plane
What about adapting a Hasselblad SW to 4x5? There has got to be a huge number of old roll film magazines around to provide parts for the connection hardware. Could a back be grafted on in such a way that the longer focal length lenses would work? Would any of them cover even 4x4?
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