I'm ready with the base version of 24x24in camera project. It has 125mm rise and 120mm fall at the front and 244mm lens-board. It will hold without worries, a 5kg lens and I can make a contraption which will help it holding heavier if necessary. Rear standard is swinging 15deg both directions an is tilting at the base 15deg forward and backwards. In this configuration it has a 1.15m of bellows. It will be possible to be used with a tripod in the middle and additional mono-pod support at the front and maybe at the back when used on full extension. The project shows 14.6kg of weight without bellows and holder, which itself weights 4.5kg including 610x610mm 2mm glass plate. I understand that it is not as light as others, but I guarantee its stability with heavier lenses.
Tomorrow, I'll be doing the longer variation and will add some more movements at he front. On the pictures you can see I added a dummy lens only to simulate its weight (5.326kg in the case) and put the central support as close as possible to the centre of the gravity of the camera. This base version will be delivered with plateholder and two lens-boards. I'm a bit intimidated to say the following, but I'll do it. I can supply silver bath tanks in wooden box for it too! All the pictures are
here.
Tomorrow, I'll be doing the longer variation and will add some more movements at he front. On the pictures you can see I added a dummy lens only to simulate its weight (5.326kg in the case) and put the central support as close as possible to the centre of the gravity of the camera. This base version will be delivered with plateholder and two lens-boards. I'm a bit intimidated to say the following, but I'll do it. I can supply silver bath tanks in wooden box for it too! All the pictures are here.