HORSEMAN 45 FA w/SEIKO 120 5.6

The Horseman 45FA is a compact field camera for 4x5 sheet film. It is an interesting camera particularly for traveling and landscape photography.

Horseman was a brand name of Komamura, who produced in 1948 their first press camera. The company is owned today by Kenko Professional Imaging. Kenko still manufactures analog cameras, but the Horseman 45FA is no longer made.

The Horseman 45FA is a foldable metal camera with a concept similar to the Linhof Technika . It is a bit more compact and lighter, and despite that it is not a tremendous difference it does make travelling with the 45FA easier. Saving weight and size comes at a cost, though.

The camera has a dropbed which holds the focus track and also serves as the camera closure when not in use. Small lenses may stay in the camera when closed. The locking mechanism of the camera is as simple as ingenieous: the focusing rail is pushed a bit forward so that it extends into the camera body to keep it closed.

What’s included?

The camera with the Seiko 120mm f 5.6, 10x 4x5 double film holders Lisko Mark II, loupe, cable release, a pack of Ilford HP5 400 100x sheets (expiration date 06/2024), some FOMAPAN 400 (expiration date 03/2024) and KODAK Portra 100T 10x sheets (expiration date 04/2008)

Condition: A-

Cosmetic: Excellent condition, with few signs of use. 

Optical: Viewfinder clean. Lens clean. 

Mechanical: All shutter speeds are accurate and all mechanical functions are working.