rob_strong1

Hello. I've silently mooched a lot of advice from this forum for the better part

of a year now, and so I thought I'd give back by sharing some of the photos I've

shot with my Tachihara 4x5 and Nikkor 135, acquired in March.

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<A href="http://robstrong.blogspot.com">My Blog</A>

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Thanks for looking,

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Rob

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http://robstrong.blogspot.com

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I disagree with Edward's assertion with respect to the utility of quick release plates for 4x5. I have a lightweight 4x5 tachihara field camera, and I mount it on a 3021 and a relatively inexpensive Giottos ball head (link below). Having the quick release is much preferable to screwing/unscrewing every time I want to shoot, and the bubble level allows me to level the head before or after mounting the camera. It's pretty rigid, no complaints here.

The ball head and QR plate I use:

http://www.adorama.com/GTBHWQR.html?sid=1194908765748234