I am travelling several months a year, working with two 4x5 Linhof Master Technicas. I am satisfied with these cameras, the quality, robustness, compactness, low weight, and of course the quality of the images I produce with them. For some purposes, however, it would be beneficial to supplement my travelling equipment with a 8x10 camera, one that would have some of the same qualities as described above. If there had been any such thing as a new 8x10 Technika my choice would have been easy, but there is not.
When I bowse through the pages of this forum, there seem to be a preference to the wooden cameras for 8x10 fieldwork. For my purpose wood is not attractive due to the nature of my travels. Furthermore, I understand from the different forums (and from personal communication), that many current compact 8x10 folding metal cameras, are not always as solid as one would whish for (as compared to the standards of my current equipment).
This may leave me with the option of one of the light (but still robust) metal rail cameras on the marked. A 8x10 Linhof Kardan GT could be a useful compromise. I have only seen this camera in a 4x5 version (apparently there is not many 8x10's around) and I wonder if anyone in this forum have experiences in using this camera while travelling? Comments and practical experiences with this camera would be appreciated.
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