[LargeFormat] Toho FC45X

[Peter De Smidt]

>
> What does the Toho weigh?  Will it permit movements with a
> 47mm S.Angulon?
> Is this the camera with a circular lens board and
> off-centre-mounted lenses
> whose boards rotate to give cross front or rise and fall?.
> Can you use a
> 300mmm with this camera?   thanks   Philip
>

The camera weighs 3lbs. 1 oz without any modifications.  Yes, you can
get an eccentric lens board for it.  I don't have one, as the shortest
lens I use is a 110.  I use a 300 Fuji C lens with the camera all the
time.  I'm not sure about the 47mm.  Why don't you email Jeff at
Badger Graphic Sales?  He could mount one up and check it out.  See
Kerry Thalmann's review at:
http://www.thalmann.com/largeformat/toho.htm I'm very happy with the
camera for backpacking use.  In fact it's my standard camera for all
location work.  I use it with a 1227 Gitzo carbon fiber tripod.  My
whole kit with 3 lenses and readyload carrier weighs less than my 35mm
kit, and I don't have any of the 35mm monster lenses.

-Peter