A few years ago I built an ultra-large-format (ULF) camera that is 24 inches by 24 inches. While it was a pretty huge camera, it was a simple build it was just two square standards, one for the front and one from the back that were connected by a big bellow.
There was no support base or focusing rails and I just support the two standards by using two tripods, so it was not the most stable camera.
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