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1 Year Warranty on New Equipment, 3 Months Warranty on Used.

Wisner 4x5s Traditional Review

Although the Wisner 4x5 Traditional is the base model offered by Wisner it has enough features and movements to satisfy the needs of all but the most demanding photographers. Construction is mohogany with brass metal components. Rigidity exceeds that of a Deardorff V45 and is comparable to that of a Technica or Sinar F1.

The front standard on the Traditional features rise, fall, lens axis tilt, base axis tilt and swing.
The rear standard offers swing and has base axis forward and backward tilt.

The 20" (500mm) bellows is extremely durable. It is made of burgundy kid leather lined with China silk. It is water repellant. The standard bellows is capable of focusing a 90 mm lens.  If movements are required the user interchangable wide angle bellows (also kid leather) is recommended. Once installed there is no limit to the width of focal length you can use.

The ability to interchange bellows is what sets Wisner cameras apart from most other field cameras. Because of this ability any wide angle lens available can be used. Furthermore, the Traditional line of cameras are multi format. You can acquire format changing kits to 4x10, 6x10 and 5x7 thus saving the cost of a second camera.

All Wisner cameras are backed by a Lifetime Warranty.

Wisner 4x5s Traditional Specifications

Front axis tilt

limited only by  bellows

Front base tilt

35° forward   90° backward

Front swing

12° left or right of center

Front shift

1/2" left or right of center

Front rise

1 1/8"

Front fall

2"

Patented Rear axis tilt

25° backwards

Rear base tilt

90° Forward,  35° Backward

Rear swing

15° left or right

Minimum focus, normal bellows

90mm

Maximum focus, normal bellows

20" (508mm)

Minimum focus, bag  bellows

0mm

Maximum focus, bag bellows

8" (203mm)

Weight Traditional

6 lbs

Folded  dimensions

 9 1/2" W x 7 3/4" H x 4"4

Casework dimensions Technical

 7 3/4" W x 7 3/4" H x 4 3/4" D

Spirit levels  accuracy

1/2°

Tripod  threads

1/4 - 20 and 3/8  - 16

Ground glass  grid

1" squares

Lensboard  dimensions

4" x 4" (101mm)