Thanks for all of your opinions folks--I'm sure most of you realize the abstract nature of trying to find just the right piece of gear without having the resources nearby to touch and try them all out first. Practical experience of others is often the most helpful.
If you're serious about using your Toyo accessories, drop me a note as I have a Toyo 23G that I'm getting ready to sell that would be perfect for architectural work (or at least it was for me until my eyes reached middle age and I moved up to a Toyo 810G to compensate). While a bit heavier than the VX125, it can be made nearly as compact for transport by mounting it on a cut-down rail and gives you geared movements with a much larger range of travel (e.g., 125mm of rise!)
Better still, I also have a 4x5 rear standard and bag bellows for it that will let you turn it into a 4x5 in less than a minute and I'm planning to sell that, along with four Toyo rollfilm backs (two each 6x7, 6x9), a Polaroid back, compendium shade, and any other Toyo bits I have that won't work on the 810G.
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