So I am in the process of building a 10x12 tailboard camera with the intention of using it as a studio portrait camera. I have pretty much all of the design figured out as far as front and rear standards, and general construction. I have a line on a decent priced APO Nikkor 600mm process lens in barrel. The thing that is making my head spin is trying to figure out how long I should make my rear rail extension. Hoping that someone with have some help as far as...
A) What is the flange to film distance at infinity?
B) How much bellows will I need for a decent mid-chest head shot? (I don't need to go super tight)
C) Is 600mm even a decent focal length for this project? (I usually shoot with "standard" lenses on 35mm, 6x7 and 4x5)
Thanks to anyone who can help me.
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