• 10-01-2008 04:33 PM #0
    John Kasaian
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Noel View Post
    Beginners, and many others, should be aware that a Graphic is not a field camera or a view camera. It is not even good for a general scenic if maximum DOF is desired because it does not have any front tilt, probably the most utilized movement. Many can be altered to provide this movement,but they are no inherent.
    The Graphic View john nanian refers to is a view camera. I have one and you can nearly tie the bellows into a pretzel there are so many movements! As a practical matter these are very similar to the Calumet 400 series I suggested and will usually cost a bit more (probably because they look a whole lot cooler)

    The Graphic cameras the poster above is referring to are the press cameras (Speed and Crown) which have minimal movements (actually the Super Speeds and Super Crowns have quite a bit IMHO----certainly more than enough for landscapes)

    About lenses---Take a look at the work of Roman Loranc (a search should turn up his website) Much of his landscapes were done with a 210mm on a Linhof
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