After this last weekend's swap meet, I now have a Sinar Norma camera. (Great camera for a great price.)
Looking at this camera in detail, I see that the front standard has a removable, threaded, black, cap on each of the two posts. Was there an extension made that would screw into the tops of the posts to increase the amount of rise?
If not, I suppose that one could find a machinist to fabricate custom extensions that would screw into the top of these posts.
The red-anodised 'stabilisation' rods turn up occasionally. They screw into the top of the standard uprights once you've removed the black keeper. The thread and diameter of the rods are standard metric sizes, so replacements would be easy to make.
Not sure of the stabiilty, but the Norma manuals show it in use.
Much harder to find are the adjustable clamps. These also screw into the top of the standard, and then allow the red rods to be used as stiffening struts, linking the tops of the front and rear standards.
The Norma has a large amount of front rise built in. Combined with the rear fall, it's hard to imagine where you'd need all of it, or what lens would cover. But it's nice to know that there's a way to extend the standards, should the need arise. The designers did a lot of thinking when they designed that camera.
You might also look to see if the 3" long Linhof risers will also fit.
I think I have seen anytime an image of a second Norma attached on top of this posts, over the very same standard, by using extension posts. Like an stereo camera mount but one directly over the other (maybe what Struan says).
Agree with Mark; many times I like to rise the lens, and never thought in larger posts.
This is the 8x10 version. So already, one needs to use quite a bit of the rise just to stay on axis.Originally Posted by Mark Sampson
I see that I can always tilt front and back equally forward and use the rail to bring the standards back to normal (vertical). But, it would be nice to avoid all of that.
Say, I wonder if "normal" has to do with origin of Norma's name?
I've read about these, but not having seen them, didn't realize that they screw into the standards in that way.
I will do this. Thanks, Bob.
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Thanks. In fact, he can make these "riser" extension rods to any size. I sent him an email.
See the above link that Peter posted. He has a separate page that goes into greater detail.
See http://www.glennview.com/sinarTLR.htm
Exactly, this is the image, thanks. I don`t remembered where I saw it.
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