Hi, after butting in on Mitchell's 80XL question I realized I'd better ask my ow n question. I recently bought a used Schneider 47XL for my Arca 6x9FC. It came w ith a recessed board which did not fit my camera, so I've been using it with the standard Arca board I had on my 80. I need to know which kind of board would be best for the 47 since it needs its own board. (Ever try switching boards out on the street? The person who invented that horrible little 4-piece wrench should be shot.) Jeff at Badger advised me to get a 7mm recessed board. (They were out of stock.) However, I just read an old post where someone refers to the standar d Arca board as "13mm recessed." Since I am not having trouble focusing at infi nity, I am not sure what the purpose of any more recess would be. Shouldn't I j ust get the same board I've been using?
And a related question: I have the universal leather bellows and it does not see m to be hindering my rise/fall/shift with this lens, however, the front and back standards hit each other when I try to use more than a tiny bit of tilt or swin g. It doesn't seem that a bag bellows would help with that, would it? Is it jus t a fact of life that you can't use much tilt or swing with a lens that short? (I did figure out I can get some tilt/swing effects using rise/shift and camera position.)
I find this lens very useful for streetscapes and want to maximize its potential . (I sound like a lens therapist!)
Thanks.
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