recessed board for 75mm 5.6 ?

[Rob Plato]

Firstly I'm happy to be a new member on this site and am looking forward to getting back into large format. I've puchased a Tachihara 45gf and a 75mm super-angulon 5.6. copal 0 with no lens board. It sounds like a can use any linholf-tek size flat board but don't yet have one and figured I'd get a recessed board to make use of as many movements I can on the camera. What size recessed board is recomended 12mm O.K ? Can it be an off-center hole? See these links to see the lens and board I am thinking of using with it on my Tachi. Also, any advice on packet film would be appreciated. I'd like to shoot mostly kodak and fuji and gather that a polaroid holder will do for all three ? Sounds like scary territory what with light leaks etc. as I am familiar with using the old dark slide systems but I guess there's alot of opinion on the cost vs convenience and so on behind that. thanks in advance for your help. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=280343101996

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[Paul O]

A recessed board will give you the extra room for movement BUT ...
I found that the "Chinese" made panels can be slightly problematic: in as much as once the lens is mounted there is very little room for the controls to be operated - in fact I had difficulty attaching the lens because the aperture control tab was interfering with the walls of the recessed section. You will also (probably) need a cable release adapter or a VERY flexible cable release to operate the shutter. These panels would be perfect if the recessed section was a few mms wider diameter?

[Archphoto]

When you compare the chinese panels with the Linhof ones, I would go for Linhof any time.

I have 3 of them: for my 58XL, the 75 SA and the 150.
When you use the cable release adapter from Linhof you will have no problems with your cable release at all.

Peter

[Rob Plato]

O.K. How deep a recesse is recomended for that lens? I notice they come in various depths.

[Rob Plato]

Also does anyone know if it requires an off center hole or if this will not work ?

[Archphoto]

With the off center hole you will have more room to see and manupulate the controls on top of the shutter, like the aperture and so on.

I don't know how deep the boards from Linhof are: they are in Holland....

Peter

[Rob Plato]

Thanks for your help, I'll give it a try with a 12mm recessed board and offcenter hole same board as link in the top of this page.

[LaurentB]

I'm a bit late but... I'm using a Tachihara and a 75 on a flat board and find I've got as much movements as I need.

I'm doing mostly landscapes

[wfwhitaker]

If you decide on a recessed board, I have a Linhof board which originally had a 75mm Super Angulon on it. All hardware is there. You can contact me privately if interested.