Hi All -
We're taking "as given" that the VH is in fact large format. I think it is. :-)
I've been using the camera for a while now and I'm generally pleased. I like the rotating angle viewfinder, and therein lies the one operational quirk that really bugs me. Unlike 4x5, where you slide the film under the glass, the glass (and viewer) has to come off to attach the film holder.
This implies that you have to put it somewhere. If I've walked away from the camera bag I have to walk back or lay it on the ground. I really don't like laying it on the ground.
Two ideas have presented themselves. First, attach a flash shoe to the bottom of the finder and park it in the holder on top of the camera. Second, attach the film holder to the body by a (removable) extensible mechanism...something like a scissor hinge. Then the holder could go under the gg, much like a Galvin. You'd still use the sliding clips to secure the holder, of course.
Both these notions have drawbacks. Has anyone been down this road? Any suggestions?
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