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	Horseman hybrid view camera for DSLR's

		FAQ
		The Horseman LD is designed to bring the technical and creative possibilities of a monorail camera to Nikon and Canon fit digital SLR bodies. Now you can use tilt, swing, shift, fall, rise and any combination of these to change the lens position and angle versus the image plane. Built on the success of the award winning 'L' series film cameras, the LD features a swing and tilt axis which stays exactly at the center of the image plane, and a variable axis tilt function which allows the photographer to position the tilt axis anywhere in the frame. Precise rack and pinion geared rise/fall and shift mechanisms makes shooting images for stitching easy. Click here to download Horseman LD camera information. *Camera body is not included (shown left)

	The unique revolving camera mount allows the attached DSLR to be easily and quickly changed from portrait to landscape shooting positions.
	below: Hasselblad lens fitting for the LD camera
	Lenses Use any view camera lens 90mm or longer with or without shutters Horseman VCC lens units 80, 105 and 135mm Hasselblad V-system mount lenses Mamiya 645/67 lenses Asahi Pentax 645/67 lenses Lenses in Linhof Technika panels - use the Horseman/Linhof adapter Lenses in 8cm panels - use the Horseman lens panel adapter
			The Horseman LD can work with a huge range of lenses and lens adaptors including high resolution digital lenses. The shortest useable lenses are the Schneider 28mm Digitar and the Mamiya 35mm 645 lens.

Upgrade Kits
The modular design of the Horseman camera system allows several Horseman film camera models to be fitted with an LD upgrade kit.

Any camera fitted with a removable rear frame can be converted. The illustration (right) shows the removable frame locking knob. After the rear frame is removed, the LD upgrade kit can be fitted.

Horseman LS, LE and later LX/LX-C models all have removable frames.

Coming soon
Horseman is to release an adapter to allow the use of digital backs with the LD camera in the near future.
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> Click here for the LD system overview

Specifications :
Type	View Camera for 35mm Digital SLRs
Construction	Die-cast & machined aluminum alloy
Camera mount	Canon EOS mount / Nikon F mount
Focusing	Rack and pinion drive
Lens panel	140mm x 140mm
Movements	Rise/Fall: 30 + 30mm, micro drive rack & pinion
	Lateral shift: 30 + 30mm, micro drive rack & pinion
	Swing: 360 degrees
	Centre tilt: 360 degrees
Minimum flange focal distance	70mm
Monorail	400mm
Tripod block	Rack and pinion drive
External dimensions	325 (L) x 245 (W) x 420 (H) mm
Weight	4.0kg