Lots of advantages here.
If the camera was a more "technical" type, all movements would be
easily translated to the image sensor.
But even with a field camera such as this, doing something as simple
as a table-top shot with only a tilt
to change DOF gives me a feature that Pentax offers in no lens. In
addition there's rise/shift and the
functionality of the bed now acting like a fixed macro rail.
This makes my 90mm Ilex into a portrait lens with movement. Perhaps
someday I'll do that and try some
classic Hollywood lighting. Being able to tilt the lens will give
that early 20 c. control.
Rear movement is not at all important here because of the small
format and minimal effect on the image.
With WWs 6x7 it might have been different. Tilting in/out the camera
back is useful for foreground control.
In practical terms, lens tilt is the only thing gained here. But the
advantages of that feature are as
staggering as is wide-angle shift/perspective control.
These things you appreciate when you start doing LF, and they're
missed when you do something else.
Collin
At 07:40 AM 2/9/2006, you wrote:
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Re: *istDS on the Nagaoka
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On Thu, 9 Feb 2006, mike wilson wrote:
> What you don't see (because he was using it) is the *istD attached
> to the extension tubes and the lens put on the front of the
> contraption. It's attaching a DSLR to a large format camera.
> Presumably for the purpose of obtaining tilt/shift movements and
> macro.
I had sussed out the missing camera and lens. What is the benefit
compared to bellows?
Thanks,
Kostas
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose"
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