I was concerned that the Shen Hao HZX 4x5 wouldn't have the movements that I wanted; I've been proved wrong. I have a Fujinon 90mm which I use with the bag bellows, and in the year that I've been using it with the Shen Hao, I haven't had a problem with vignetting, despite having to do a pretty severe rise last month for a fairly tall historic factory building on a narrow street. As you mentioned, the ability to push the rear standard forward to the lens eliminates the concern that the front bed will be in the image.
For the kind of documentation work that I do, I might not test a camera's movements in the way that a more formal architectural photographer will, but I haven't been disappointed yet (especially given the price of the camera!).
Bruce
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