Originally Posted by
Kevin Crisp
If you've already made your camera choice and purchase, then it really doesn't matter how much other people want and use movements. Shooting 4X5 and 5X7 solely for landscapes, I can live without front swing. I have only used it once, and I could have worked around that situation if I'd had to in three different ways. My latest 5X7 Deardorff has no front swing and the front standard is much more solid than the front swing DD models I have owned. Trading off rigidity for a feature I have very rarely used is an easy call for me. I use front rise and fall frequently and front tilt often. I have used front or rear shift a couple times, but could have worked around that "need" very easily too. A little movement goes a long, long way, but the comical 'twisted pretzel' view camera advertisement poses can lead people to believe otherwise.
People who photograph other things and work in a different manner need their movements. It sounds like you have all the movements you need, regardless of subject.
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