Shen Hao FCL-810A In The House!!

[Jess C]

I received my new Shen Hao a week ago and she is gorgeous. The black walnut is beautiful and the build quality is top notch. I am looking forward to using the 810 as it's been about 25 years ago or so since I last used an 810 field camera. I will be using my Fujinon W 300mm f5.6 mounted on a Sinar board. The camera came with a Linhof adapter as well which is an added plus since my 4x5 is a Wista SP. For support I went with an Induro CF 314 tripod and the Gitzo G-1570M pan head to keep the overall weight down. The Induro is load rated at just under 40 lbs which should handle the Shen Hao quite nicely. Well, until I get a chance (real soon) to make some exposures and process the film I hope to give you some more of my thoughts on this camera. But for now, here are some pics.

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=74228&d=1338086676

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[Jess C]

Here are a few more pics.

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=74232&d=1338086995

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=74233&d=1338086996

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[dsim]

Gorgeous camera. Enjoy. :)

[Ken Lee]

Excellent !

What lens is that ? Looks like a 300mm Fujinon of some kind. :)

[Walter Calahan]

Isn't it a beauty. Wishing you many successful, beautiful photographs with it.

[ic-racer]

Very nice!
You may find this helpful: http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?85696-Shen-Hao-FCL-8x10-Rear-Stop-Fix&highlight=shen-hao

[ic-racer]

I received my new Shen Hao a week ago and she is gorgeous. The black walnut is beautiful and the build quality is top notch. I am looking forward to using the 810 as it's been about 25 years ago or so since I last used an 810 field camera. I will be using my Fujinon W 300mm f5.6 mounted on a Sinar board. The camera came with a Linhof adapter as well which is an added plus since my 4x5 is a Wista SP. For support I went with an Induro CF 314 tripod and the Gitzo G-1570M pan head to keep the overall weight down. The Induro is load rated at just under 40 lbs which should handle the Shen Hao quite nicely. Well, until I get a chance (real soon) to make some exposures and process the film I hope to give you some more of my thoughts on this camera. But for now, here are some pics.

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=74228&d=1338086676
Mine is from 2009. I see the front lift scale is on the other side and the "Shen-Hao" plaque is on the other side. Same lens? Fujinon-W 300mm?
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[Jess C]

Very nice!
You may find this helpful: http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?85696-Shen-Hao-FCL-8x10-Rear-Stop-Fix&highlight=shen-hao

Interesting. I wil check that on mine. Thanks for bringing that up.


Mine is from 2009. I see the front lift scale is on the other side and the "Shen-Hao" plaque is on the other side. Same lens? Fujinon-W 300mm?
74295

Yes, it is.

[Jess C]

Very nice!
You may find this helpful: http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?85696-Shen-Hao-FCL-8x10-Rear-Stop-Fix&highlight=shen-hao

IC, if I leave the tilt release stop lever out all the way the film holder will rub up against it when inserting the film holder but once I lock the tilt into place with the locking knobs and push the tilt stop lever back into place (even just a little) the film holder clears the stop with plenty of room to spare. Does yours not allow you to push the stop lever back in once you have your rear tilt locked in place?

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=74298&d=1338139679

[ic-racer]

I only had an issue when needing to use just a little back tilt. You have to pull the lever out to get the back to tilt, but mine won't push back all the way in unless there is a lot of back tilt. With just a few degrees of back tilt I had an issue.

[Jess C]

I only had an issue when needing to use just a little back tilt. You have to pull the lever out to get the back to tilt, but mine won't push back all the way in unless there is a lot of back tilt. With just a few degrees of back tilt I had an issue.
OK, I went back and gave mine just a "little" rear tilt and the stop just barely comes into contact when the film holder becomes seated but not until it drops into the seated position. I do not think it is enough to interfere with the film holder and keeping it light tight. I guess I will find out when I require just a little rear tilt, otherwise, I will have to grind mine just as you did.

[sergiofigliolia]

After a few years if not a decade of usage I wanted to know what your experience was.
I have also a special question regarding the front standard. Does it allow to operate independently on rise/fall and tilt?
My precise scenario is to release shift and have any tilt movement locked. Can it do it?