hi,

here I have an old german plate camera that I modified to accept an 8x10 back.
Because the new back is larger, it can only be used in horizontal orientation. To shoot vertical, I have to tilt the camera 90 degrees on the tripod head. But with all the weight (camera is about 10 pounds) pulling down asymmetrically, its not very stable.

So I wanted to ask , if there's is some kind of bracket, like there is for dslrs, that allows vertical mounting of the camera. I'm thinking about building something from an angled piece of steel or so. But it has to be sturdy and not too heavy of course.

Thanks for any suggestions, maybe there is a commercial product available.

pjotr