Howdy, Just as I had made up my mind to buy the Arca FC Metric, I had the chance to han dle the Horeseman 612 camera -- so light, so simple, so handholdable! I shoot a rchitecture exteriors and landscapes, and have used Nikkor shift lenses for 15 y ears. Now I want a bigger negative. I think 6x9 is ideal for the streetscape dip tychs I want to do, but it might be nice to have the 6x12 option. Either way, I definitely need moderate rise. Further movements are not essential for the proj ect I will spend the next 2 or 3 years on.
My first question is this: Has anyone used either the 612 or 69 Pro Shift models , and if so can you explain how their "shift mask" works on the viewfinder? It sounds useless to me, but I have only seen the non-shift model. From other posts I gather that it's hard to see the edges of the ground glass with WA lenses, th ough I would use only a 65mm or longer, so maybe you can see the edges with thos e lenses. Obviously with ground glass you'd use a tripod, and I want to be able to handhold sometimes --- is that feasible at all when using shift? I notice i n the brochure that the Pro version does not have the ergonomic handholds that t he non-shift version has. Are they telling me something?
My second question is, can you use a Polaroid (or NPC) 665 pack film back on ei ther body? Horseman does not list these on their website. I will call NPC on Mo nday...
Thanks so much.
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