A Review by Nick Rains

Most people are familiar with the wide formatLinhofs,Horseman 612s,Art PanoramasandFuji 617s. These cameras produce the highest quality results and are easy to get hold of. I used the Linhof 612 for a while before becoming dissatisfied with the clumsy handling and the lack of good edge sharpness on the 65mm lens. I love the 6x12 format however and thus set about looking for alternatives to the most common cameras. 

Silvestri SLV

Silvestri H

Silvestri SG612

Living in Australia limits my access to the exotic equipment available in the UK and the USA and so it was whilst I was in England that I came across an advert forRobert Whitein Poole and a section onSilvestricameras. They were described as multi format - 6x45 up to 4"x5'' - as well as compact, portable and with serious front element shift for architectural work. I was intrigued and ended up renting one for a trip to France and buying the whole system straight after ...