Quote Originally Posted by tundra View Post
If I do have to go up market, what are the tradeoffs between Deardorff, Wisner, Tachihara and their ilk. Only the Wisner seems to clearly have to bellow draw to handle that 19". I cannot tell about the Deardorff and Tachihara.

Thoughts?
Set up my Deardorff V8 showing both extremes in bellow draw.

In full extension, it measures about 31" from the front of the lens board to the back of the ground glass.

My 760mm f11 Apo-Nikkor will focus down to about 30 feet with that amount of bellows, so your 19" lens should be no problem.

Also at the other end, with some contortions, it will focus a 150mm lens at infinity, although have attached an image of a 165mm Angulon at infinity focus.

Hope that is helpful,

Len

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