Fritz05
29-Jun-2014, 21:31
Hi,
I bought two view cameras 13x18/5x7 - the Plaubel Peco UNiversal II and the Plaubel Universal III. The Universal is a heavy, full metal built monorail view camera. The II (1954-1960) and III (1960-1969) version are almost identical except for the fact, that the III version adds the ability of tilting around the middle axis (10 degrees) to the 25 degrees tilting of the whole standard. I have to let go of one of these. My version II copy holds the lensboard and the back rock solid in their standards whereas the III seems to be a little more worn - the lensboard and the back are moving a little in the standards. Do you consider a 25 dgrees tilt of the standard is enough, or do you think the additional 10 degrees tilting ability is a real advantage? If so, IŽd try to fix the moving-boards-and-backs-problem somehow. Thank you for your patience with my beginners question -and my bad English.
I bought two view cameras 13x18/5x7 - the Plaubel Peco UNiversal II and the Plaubel Universal III. The Universal is a heavy, full metal built monorail view camera. The II (1954-1960) and III (1960-1969) version are almost identical except for the fact, that the III version adds the ability of tilting around the middle axis (10 degrees) to the 25 degrees tilting of the whole standard. I have to let go of one of these. My version II copy holds the lensboard and the back rock solid in their standards whereas the III seems to be a little more worn - the lensboard and the back are moving a little in the standards. Do you consider a 25 dgrees tilt of the standard is enough, or do you think the additional 10 degrees tilting ability is a real advantage? If so, IŽd try to fix the moving-boards-and-backs-problem somehow. Thank you for your patience with my beginners question -and my bad English.