Your camera does not have a very long bellows and for portraits you don't need a lot of covering power, so consider a telephoto in the 240mm to 270mm range. Some are both quite sharp and quite inexpensive. I used a 270mm 6.6 TeleRotelar made originally for the 6X9 Graphic XL for a long time. It covered 4X5 with room to spare at portrait distances. You should be able to find a good one in Compur for not much more than $100. Today I have 270mm 5.6 TeleArton, made for 4X5 in a recent Copal, almost like new except for some minor coating marks. Paid about $200 at Robert's two years ago. Some of those teles are mounted in a Compur 1 that does not have a press focus. To focus on the ground glass you have to open the lens on B or T. Somewhat inconvenient, on the other hand, in a dim studio with flash, where you don't need a fast sync speed, you can use bulb without having to cock the shutter. You can work without having to touch the lens, just change your film holder (or have an assistant do it) and give your attention to the subject. You can use the money you saved by not buying a cult lens to hire some nice ones.
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