Bill: I use a 90mm Optar and it just clears the front of the bed. Just, by maybe 1/8 of an inch or less. Another Optar might be blocked. A Schneider, who knows. YMMV.
Christopher; I think Dave did an outstanding job in his “accurate description” of using forward tilt. The problem is there are a lot of us “Graphic Avengers” out here who are tired of guys taking pliers, files and hacksaws to a nice Graflex to try to make a press camera into a technical or field camera. Or ruin the versatility by reversing the standard. If more people read his article and begin to understand how the camera works and what the limits are there will be less camera abuse.
In the horizontal, landscape mode the camera will do 95 percent of what you need. It has, rise, fall, shift, forward and rear tilt as well as rear standard tilt if so desired. And yes even my down and dirty swing. The lenses have limited coverage but they are so light.
When I don’t want to backpack my field camera, I can carry the Crown a 90mm, 135mm, and 207mm lens, three series 6 filters and shade plus holders & meter in a pretty small bag. The camera is damn near bullet proof. Not so, my Zone VI or Dorff. Eloquent? Nobody’s ever accused me of that before. Take it back. :-)
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