Toyo View VX23D Digital 2" x 3" Monorail View Camera
| The Toyo 23D has
been developed from the ground up to meet the needs of today's
discriminating digital photographer. From the fully geared movements
to the finely calibrated scales, the smooth operation of the Toyo
23D enhances the performance of the highest quality digital backs. Compatible with all current digital backs, the camera is available with either a Graflok adapter for use with backs featuring Live Video (such as Leaf) or a sliding adapter for those digital backs that do not. The Graflok adapter allows a digital back to be securely attached to the Toyo 23D just as if it were being attached to a roll film camera; the sliding adapter offers two positions: one for focus and one for recording the image. Simply make your camera movements in the focus position and slide the back into the capture position to take the shot. The Toyo 23D works with all view camera lenses, as well as those designed for higher resolution of digital backs. Standard lens boards will be available in #0 & #1 shutters. (There are also future plans for additional lens boards to support Hasselblad and Mamiya lenses.) Use of the large format camera inspires creation of an image as fine art. Where one can express a vision rather than merely take a picture. The ground glass image appears upside down and reversed, accentuating the forms of line, shape and tonality in an abstraction that clarifies. The large viewing area invites the eye to scan the entire composition and note every detail and shade. For those who require ultimate image quality and control, nothing compares with the results from a large format camera. A great range of image control allows you to create the unusual from the ordinary. Movements such as tilt and swing allow ultimate control over perspective, subject shape and focus, including dramatic increase or decrease in depth of field. Parallel movements including rise, shift and revolving back allow for freedom of composition without repositioning the camera. The lack of automation and the simplicity of exposure setting emphasize technical excellence. The entire process brings the photographer to another level of concentration that ultimately results in a more expressive and refined vision. |
Specifications
| Yaw Free Base Tilt | Front 40° / Rear 40° |
| Rise and Fall (geared) | Front 70mm / Rear 70mm |
| Geared Lateral Shift | Front 60mm / Rear 60mm |
| Swings | Front 50° / Rear 50° |
| Geared Fine Focusing | Front 30mm / Rear 30mm |
| Monorail | Fixed 180mm + 75mm Extension |
| Mounting Block | Compact 32mm VX23D |
| Camera Back and Adaptors | not included (Optional) |
| Interchangeable Bellows | Yes |
| Minimum Bellows Draw | 45mm w/Hasselblad V mount adaptor and standard lens board |
| Maximum Extension | 180mm (8") with standard monorail and 75mm (3") extension monorail |
| Longest Lens w/standard bellows | 180mm |
| Shortest Flange Back w/flat Lens Board | 44mm |
| Shortest Flange Back w/Recessed LB | 32mm |
| Weight | 2.7Kg (5.9 lb) |
| Compacted Size | 190 X 274 X 180 mm (7.5" X 10.8" X 7.1") |