I have been shooting LF for a while and am generally comfortable with all movements and focusing. I have also read the regular Simmons, Dykinga etc books although I don't have them with me right now. But I was wondering if there is a better way to use movements than I have been currently doing. Leaving aside rise/fall/shift which are relatively unproblematic this is what I do:
* compose roughly
* correct for perspective if required using back swing/tilt
* deal with plane of focus using front swing/tilt
Now recently someone mentioned to me that he uses back swing/tilt to deal with plane of focus because "then you keep within the image circle of the lens and don't risk running out." Makes sense, but then how would you deal with perspective, or wouldn't that change the perspective by default? Maybe this isn't such a problem for scenes where perspectives isn't crucial, but I would like to hear your thoughts on this. How do you apply movements in the field, tips, tricks pointers would be welcome.
Thanks,
Anupam
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