Posted by John Conti on September 08, 2000 at 07:22:16:
In Reply to: Re: Simulating Rear movements with a SuperGraphic posted by Les on September 07, 2000 at 19:55:58:
: : Just recently purchased a Super Graphic as an intro to
: : 4x5 photography. As I have been reading there are
: : varying opinions of what minimum movments are necessary
: : for specific types of photogrpaphy. I am interested in
: : landscape.
: : Can anyone direct me on how to emualate various rear
: : movements with a Super Graphic that would keep the
: : film plane paralell with the subject and then adjust
: : the front according. I am still new at this so any
: : info would be helpful!
: : Is there any books, notes, etc. available on this?
: : Thanks.
: john,
: There aren't any swings on a graphic so all movements available
to you are still parallel movments. To state the obvious rear rise
is the same as front fall, right rear shift is the same as left
front shift.
: the notable exception would be the drop bed/front tilt. This
doesn't have a usable corresponding rear movement since in practice
its used two ways; 1. When the bed is dropped and the front
standard is tilted back to being parallel to the ground g l a s s,
it is the same as dropping the front standard.
: 2. When the front standard is tilted out of parallel this will
cause the depth of field to tilt at an angle. This is good when you
have a group of people on a grand stand or when the subject angles
up and away from you. Rather than stopping down to get all of it
in, you can tilt the front standard and use a wider aperture/faster
shutter. By experimenting with this Scheimpflug principal, you can
get a field of daisies in sharp focus with the back straight and
shoot wide open
: As to books there are many out there. Steve Simmons wrote one,
another I prefer is View Camera Technique by Les Stroebel.
Thanks for the Information!