Is there an Ebony SV45ti in SoCal?

[Robert Oliver]

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I would like to fondle one to see if I like it more than the Canham woodfield 4x5. If anybody has an Ebony SV45i in the San Diego / Orange County area and wouldn't mind some strange fingerprints on their camera I would love to see one before I decide on a purchase. I don't want to borrow it, just open it up and see what it feels like. I'd of course come to you.

Currently I'm using a Shen-Hao but wouldn't mind a couple (of hundred) more millimeters of bellows. The ebony being 2 pounds lighter is a selling point since it will be used for backpacking.

 

[Robert Oliver]

I was able to get my hands on one.

what a beautiful tool.

 

[Robert Oliver]

There was a photographer at Per Volquartz' workshop in Joshua Tree this weekend with one...

pretty amazing combination of wood and titanium... almost as cool as my titanium spork.