A hypothetical ULF question :-)

Ian Grant

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• Sep 18, 2006

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Has anyone built an extension back that fits a 10x8 camera, thinking about 7x17, or 10x20

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argus

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• Sep 26, 2006

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A replacement back seems to be in the possibilities, but with an extension back I guess that a lot of stability issues will come up. The back will be located too far from the tripod connection and the camera will tend to flip over.

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• Sep 26, 2006

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I'm thinking about that for my 8x10 C-1, which is a very heavy and stable metal camera. It allows the camera to be slid along the rails to center it over the tripod. I was thinking about 11x14, which would not require much extension. I don't know if 7x17 or 10x20 would work out.
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• Sep 26, 2006

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From looking at various formats of Korona that appear to have same rail version, I would think a back & bellows could be readily adapted to field cameras with rail tracking. Only requirement would be ease of attaching bellows to front standard.