Hello
There are LOTS of posts asking about which wide angle lens is best for 8x10, my question is: which 8x10 *camera* is best for ultra-wide.
I have a Toyo Field 810M and a Fujinon NSW 125mm f8 which almost covers 8x10. (Don't judge me, I purchased the lens for 5x7 before I bought the 8x10.) Anyway, I like ultra-wide in general, but the lens is a pain to use on the Toyo with the bed appearing in the frame: yes the bed can be dropped down and the standard tilted up etc but those movements make the camera a real pain to use, as all the geometry of the optical axis changes when the focus is adjusted.
I have an old unbranded, probably Japanese, wood 5x7 folding field camera camera that allows the rear standard to be moved forward for focus (I dunno the correct technical term for this) so the front standard can be left at the front preventing the bed from appearing in the frame even with a 75mm lens.
Are there 8x10 cameras similarly made? I'm looking at putting a Nikkor SW 120mm on it which will better cover 8x10 than the Fujinon and be a little wider to boot.
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