8x10 Camera mainly for portraits

[DrTang]

Building an 8x10 rangefinder would be neat, that's for sure. It also sounds like it would be super hard (I don't even know where to start), but like I said...anything is possible at this point!

One thing is for sure: this thread is getting me all excited again about building cameras and getting my hands dirty. Thanks for that!

I have thought about using laser pointers on either side of the front standard.. kinda like how focuspots work...would need a dead man's switch or foot switch to turn them off just prior to exposure though