Description:
The remarkable Ebony 45SU is a non-folding 4x5 inch view camera with
asymmetrical rear tilts and swings. It is hand-made from 20-year-old quarter-
sawn Macassar ebony heartwood and solid titanium, and features calfskin
bellows and a genuine cordovan leather strap. (A custom-built mahogany
version is also available.) A unique quadruple-draw rack and pinion focusing
system allows the use of up to 500mm telephoto lenses. With its huge range
of movements, generous bellows extension, and unparalleled ease of use, the
Ebony 45SU is a camera without equal.
Features:
The remarkable Ebony 45SU is a non-folding 4x5 inch view camera with
asymmetrical rear tilts and swings. It is hand-made from 20-year-old quarter-
sawn Macassar ebony heartwood and solid titanium, and features calfskin
bellows and a genuine cordovan leather strap. (A custom-built mahogany
version is also available.) A unique quadruple-draw rack and pinion focusing
system allows the use of up to 500mm telephoto lenses. With its huge range
of movements, generous bellows extension, and unparalleled ease of use, the
Ebony 45SU is a camera without equal.
Features:
- Ebony and titanium construction: no vibration or sway, even at maximum
extension. Complete stability is assured.
- Asymmetrical tilts and swings allow perfect focus to be maintained during
adjustments
- The movements, precision and rigidity of a view camera with the
portability of a field camera
- Unique quadruple-draw bellows extension, enabling use of 35mm-
500mm lenses, and allowing both front and back focus.
- Universal bellows replace Standard bellows, facilitating use of wide-angle
lenses. (Interchangeable Wide-angle bellows available as optional
accessory)
- 35/38mm lens may be used with recessed lensboard
- Compatible with Linhof-type 4x5 lensboards
- Accepts both 4x5 International Standard and 6x9 Graphic Standard roll
film holders (Horseman, Mamiya RB67 etc.): format reducing adapter
required for 6x9 roll film or instant film holders.
Specifications:
| Format | International Standard 4x5 inch. Accepts all International Standard sheet film holders: Polaroid 405, 545, 550, Fuji Instant MS45, PA45, and all Graphic Standard roll film holders. |
| Wood | Macassar ebony |
| Metal | Titanium |
| Focusing | Quadruple-draw rack & pinion (front and back focusing) |
| Lensboard | 4x5 Linhof-type |
| Camera Back | Interchangeable vertical/ horizontal International Standard |
| Focusing Screen | Fresnel lens with 10mm grid, protective glass |
| Movements (levers lock swings and shifts, knobs lock all other movements) | Front: Rise 70mm, Fall 30mm, Shift 40mm+40mm, Swing 45°+ 45°, Center tilt 30°+30° Back: Rise 40mm, Shift 50mm+ 50mm, Asymmetrical Swing 20°+ 20°, Asymmetrical tilt 20°+20° |
| Zero ("Null") Positions Reset | Front swings, front/back tilts: zero detents Back rise: lowest position Front rise/fall: zero position alignment points Shifts: zero position on scale |
| Min/Max Bellows Extensions | 58-365mm |
| Usable Lenses | 35mm* - 500mm (telephoto) *35mm - 47mm lenses (except 47XL) require recessed lensboard |
| Spirit Level | Front:One-way Back:Two-way with mirror |
| Tripod Sockets | Two, each 3/8" with one 1/4" reducing bush |
| Weight | 2.6kg (mahogany version 2.3kg) |
| Dimensions | 23.0 (h) x 20.5* (w) x 12.0 (l) cm *including knobs |
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