Originally Posted by
Scott Davis
The bag bellows allow you to bring the front and rear standards closer together than you could with a standard pleated bellows. If the standards are so close together that the lens will hit the ground glass when you swing or tilt (a likely possibility with something as wide as a 47mm), or the front standard will hit the frame of the rear standard when you try to apply rise, then a recessed board is a good idea. As mentioned above, anything wider than 65mm it would be adviseable to use a recessed board.
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