I had used an Omega 45E for a number of years. I still have it in the basement somewhere. The problem I always had with it was the lack of rigidity in the focusing mechanism. There is a rack and pinion arrangement for focusing, this moves a dovetailed section on both the front and rear standards. There is a small adjustment bar that keeps the dovetail positioned and tight. Two or three small adjusting screws set the position of this adjustment bar. When too to tight you can barely adjust the focus. Too loose and the standard flops around. Locking down the focus adjustment does nothing to tighten this area. I think that is why you see so many old Omega/Toyo cameras at flea markets and such with the rail clamps cracked. People experience this looseness and try and tighten all the controls, excessively, until they crack the plastic rail clamp. The clamps on my were plastic, I have seen the 45G and perhaps other models with the metal rail clamp. Never seen the metal clamp on an E model. I don't know if it would handle your application or not. It is a pretty sturdy camera except as noted.
Like other responders, my 45E could easily be had for a small price. The bellows gave up on me years ago and I used it for the last year with a hand made bag bellows. It wasn't pretty but it got me through until I bought the Sinar. _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
