identify Zone VI model

[joe zarick]

I HAVE A ZONE VI 4X5 AND WANT TO IDENTIFY WHAT MODEL IT MIGHT BE. iT HAS REAR ST ANDARD ADJUSTMENT FORWARD AND BACK. NO bLACK ANODIZED PARTS. Anyone know the dif ferences? jz

[Alec Jones]

For a start, if it has interchangable bellows, it's a Classic. If not, then it's probably the modified Wista Fred sold for many years.

If a Classic, then look at the plate on the front. The first ones had both Picker's and Wisner's names on it, I believe. After that, it gets a little fuzzy.

If you want to know for sure, contact Richard Ritter. He assembled them for Fred for many years, and still works on them now.