I'm thinking of replacing my 4x5 outfit with an Arca Swiss system to cover 4x5 and 8x10, and I had the following idea:
I am far more interested in geared front rise than geared shift, so I would like to combine an F-metric front format frame with F-classic function carriers. I thought I might accomplish the following by getting an F-classic 8x10 camera, and a 4x5 F-metric format conversion kit.
This would mean putting the F-metric frame from the 4x5 conversion on the front of the camera, and putting the front F-classic 4x5 frame from the 8x10 camera on the back function carrier.
Thus in both setups (4x5 and 8x10) I'd have the geared F-metric format frame on the front, while on the back I'd have the classic format frames (4x5 or 8x10).
Since I haven't had the opportunity to look at this equipment up close, are there any pitfalls involved with this maneuver? All I can imagine is that I'm moving some of the controls and/or spirit levels from right to left, but I thought I'd ask the list so anyone very familiar with the Arca Swiss product line could chime in with an opinion.
Many thanks...
Byron.
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