I had quite a beautiful V8 Deardorf at one time. It was tight, and it looked practically new. Back when one could get the parts, I upgraded it with front swings. But honestly, I didn't think that it was that stable for longer focal length lenses. The front rise/fall feature was nice and compensated a bit for the lack of interchangeable bellows.
I now have a Bender kit 8x10 camera that I customized and really like. It's rock solid, even for my 610mm lens.
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