question about Phillips/Chamonix design for short lenses

[Oren Grad]

If you're dead set on exercising all of your Hypergons on a platform that's stable and secure, the answer is to configure a monorail with a bag bellows and everything shoved to the front.

Or, of course, build a dedicated ultrawide camera, either box camera or short-bed bellows camera.

[Michael Roberts]

Okay, all good information, and I thank you all for your replies. Thanks Sal, for pointing out my error. Thanks Hugo and Oren for posting the pictures I requested.

I'm really surprised the rear frame cannot be located any further forward than this, but your replies confirm that in practice this is not a limitation to using very wide lenses.

Keith, I may take you up on your offer after work and travel calms down in a few weeks.

Best,
Michael

[jumanji]

I have an 8x10 Chamonix and I couldnt use a 125mm lens. Had to borrow my friend's Agfa 8x10 and made a recessed board.

[Uncle Jim]

Gentlemen,

I believe that all of you have missed the point, that being that the rear frame is unable to slide forward on the feet that it is attached to. This is inherent in the design, and I have seen no one make an attempt to change this, and don't know if it is even possible. Perhaps some bright individual out there could correct that deficiency and the question would then be mute.

Keep Well,
uncle jim