Which 4×5 inch large format camera is best for professional studio use with a digital scanning back?
As our experience in large format digital photography increases we are always looking for ways to improve our equipment. At last we have access to a 4×5 camera from Sinar and can now review our initial impression of the Rolls Royce of professional studio cameras. Since most of our photography is in distant locations we previously used a Linhof Technikardan and Wisner. Both of these 4×5 cameras fold up nicely. For architectural photography both are good since they can be transported easily. The Linhof has survived years of tough use all over Latin America. The Wisner has held up equally flawlessly in photography throughout Guatemala. But for studio photography with a heavy scanning back the Linhof was too weak to handle the weight. Perhaps the newer model of the Linhof might have been better as even Linhof recognized the deficiencies of the moderate imprecision of the earlier model when they came out with a sturdier version. But we have only Linhof that was available in 1995. It wobbles
