I shoot mostly studio and prefer modern metal cameras. Horseman are almost strong enough, but I don't think any camera is stronger than a 1950's Linhof Color Kardan. Sinar is not even in the race.
Lately I like old, heavy, long lenses and 8X10 and 5X7 Linhof Color Kardan have 9" lens boards. Seemed a good place to start. First I used 4x5 Horseman frames and lens boards and adapted them to Linhof 9" boards. But then I noticed the Horseman/Sinar lens boards are simply not big enough so I converted a second Linhof lens board to hold 8X8" Deardorf lens boards.
So there are 2 sets of lens boards. The first will mount any lens a Sinar or Horseman can handle.
The second will mount any lens a 11x14 Deardorff will handle.
Both have 3-3/4" Packard shutters with DIY micro switch sync and internal strobe triggers.
The little lens is a 10-1/2 cooke and the big lens is a Nikkor 610.
But bigger and weightier lens will follow.
Here is the Horseman 'small' setup.
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