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The HZX45-IIA is a 4x5-inch folding field camera made by Shanghai Shenhao in China. The body of the camera is made from black-walnut wood. Shen Hao's own website states that the metal fittings are 'copper'.[1] Brass seems more likely, and a brassy colour may be seen on some edges of photos of the camera at Flickr.[2] However, US dealer Badger Graphic describes the camera as having stainless steel fittings,[3] and UK dealer Nik & Trick say they are anodised aluminium.[4] Whatever metal the fittings are,[5] they are black-finished, except for the two thick plates (for shift and swing) below the rear standard, which are certainly an unpainted, bright silver metal.
Specifications
- Bellows draw: 60-360mm[6]
- Front movements:
- Rise: 37mm
- Fall: 32mm
- Front swing: ±17°
- Forward tilt (from base): 90°
- Backward tilt: 45°
- Rear movements:
- Rise: 45mm
- Shift: 40mm each way
- Swing: ±20°
- Forward tilt (from base): 90°
- Backward tilt: 20°
- Weight: 2.4 kg
Notes
- ↑ HZX45-IIA at Shen Hao.
- ↑ For example, in this photo by olitec32.
- ↑ HZX45-IIA at Badger Graphic.
- ↑ HZX4-IIA at Nik & Trick.
- ↑ See also forum post Shen Hao Hzx 45 hardware made of what? at Photrio: an inconclusive discussion. One poster (fifth post) describes the fittings of his early example of the camera as some kind of pot metal, with some definite copper content.
- ↑ In forum post Tachihara vs Shen Hao at Photo.net, one poster (fourth post) states that the full extension is obtained only by combining base and axis tilt of the standards.
