I am searching for a monorail to complement my Ebony RW45. The thing I like about both the Horseman LE and the AS F-metric is the geared movements. As far as I can tell from the spec sheets, the downsides to the LE are 2.5lbs more weight, non-collapsing monorail and only 60mm of rise and fall compared to the AS 100mm. However, the Horseman sells new for about 40% the price of the LE.
I will use the monorail for urban field photography and keep my Ebony for rural field, so the weight and long monorail aren't such a big deal to me. And I don't think any of my favorite lenses could even cover 4x5 with 100mm of rise. I read the LE review on the site and was implessed but are there any comments on fit/feel/precision/ease of use of the two monorails relative to the price?
Thanks
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