Hello all. Im a bit new so please forgive me if i use a few terms incorrectly.
I am in the planning phase of building a 8X10 wooden camera with a bellows. I own a brass petzval lens. Taking the recommendation from another post, i mounted the lens in a cardboard box, and using a sheet of paper to see focus i drew two lines. One when i was focusing on something very far off (infinity), and then when i was focusing on something close (2ft). For this lens, my lens board needs to be able to travel away from the film plane at a distance of 9 to 15 inches. It occurs to me that if i were to purchase a modern lens down the road, I would like to make sure that i can hit infinity focus with all or at least most lenses. I have not been able to find a chart that has that info. Or perhaps there is a general rule of thumb?
Thanks