I’m wondering how many people are using helical-focusing MF panoramic and LF cameras, and whether these are supplanting or replacing your view cameras. I lucked into a 55mm Horseman SW-612 cheap (relatively so), and I bought a 58mm Cambo Wide for a specific application. However, I find myself using both of these quite a bit in places where I would typically use a view camera, and where a view camera would usually do a better job. Mostly this is because with a growing family time is very limited, and it’s easier/quicker to grab the Horseman or Cambo Wide and the few needed accessories and go for a hike; plus I can take shoot more quickly and cover more ground in my allotted time.
One part of me feels like I’m being lazy, and by not using the best tool for the job I’m shortchanging myself (by having very limited movements, and being stuck with basically one focal length). So, I’m wondering how many have switched to a helical-focusing “point & shoots”; how many have merely supplanted their view cameras with one of these, and if so how the work gets divided up between the cameras.
Bookmarks