Christian Skofteland writes:
> John Shaw says the he often uses a view camera to shoot landscapes because
> it forces him to slow down and carefully compose before tripping the
> shutter.
I find the same thing using a 6x7. I've noticed that it is just not practical in
some situations, like when the light or the scene itself is changing fast, such as
a sunset or some bad weather moving in. With my 35mm rig I can swap
between wider and longer lenses, play with all sorts of different compositions
and viewpoints and quickly judge the meter through the lens. The film is
comparatively cheap so I can take half a roll and not feel too guilty about it. I
can mostly do this stuff handheld as well.
In these situations I will generally walk away with quite a few really nice 35mm
slides and maybe a couple of 6x7 ones. On the other hand, when things aren't
changing so fast I can settle down with the bigger camera and get some really
nice shots. And mounted 6x7 slides look really good :)
Cheers,
- Dave
David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec)
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
"Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up,
while children are allowed to run free on the streets?" -- Garfield
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