I just received my Chamonix camera an hour or so ago and have been playing around with it. I'm very impressed with the build quality and attention to detail as well as its looks. I've figured out how to use it with one major and embarassing exception: I haven't been able to figure out how to tilt the front (it does have front axis tilt, right?). So if someone could explain how this is done I'd appreciate it.
And two minor questions. In a recent thread Eric James said "With the rear-tilt knobs still loose, engage the (wanna-be, so-called, would-be) zero-detent levers. Gently tilt the back against these stops - I use an index finger on the top of the wooden frame. Holding the back against the stops, tighen the rear-tilt knobs." Where are these zero detent levers and stops? I don't see anything that looks like a lever against which the back could be tilted and stopped.
And another. There's a vertical bubble level above and to the right side of the ground glass. On my camera the bubble doesn't move no matter how I position the back and I can't figure out what it would be used for even if the bubble did move. It looks like it's intended to assist in aligning the back but there's a horizontal bubble level on the left side of the back that seems to perform that function. So what's this level in which the bubble doesn't move supposed to do?
Thanks
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