A couple more photos...showing side/front and side/rear views of the camera affixed to the motorized base. The fixing points are very tight and so the bases squareness (once dialed in and fixed) is maintained throughout the enlarger's travel:
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While this base is great for keeping things straight as well as adjusting distance, its actually not that effective as a focus control...as visible focus changes through such means happen much more slowly and less distinctly than by moving the lens position relative to the film plane. Realizing this was a bit of a disappointment as I'd first envisioned using both the motor and hand wheel as rough and fine focus controls.
Later Edit: with respect to (and out of respect for) ic-racer's comment about focussing with the whole carriage...I imagine that this could indeed be quite effective for my horizontal setup if I had a better loupe. Right now I'm using a Bestwell Microsight...decent loupe but that's about it. If I could find myself a Peak 1...now that might make a difference!
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