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[Marko]

I you do not use shift and tilt to control perspective and depth of field, why are you using view camera ?

How much shifting and tilting do you really need to control perspective and depth of field with an ultra-wide lens?

There are several members of this board who went to the trouble of constructing their own P&S LF cameras. The results they showed in the image sharing section are mostly stunning.

Why don't you ask them for their reasons?

[Lynn Jones]

You can't minimize or maximize depth of field by swings and tilts, you can only alter its direction. DOF is related to distance and diamter of aperture.

Lynn

[Marko]

DOF is also directly related to the circle of confusion, hence the point about ultra-wide lenses.

[forthmedia]

Thanks to everyone who's responded to this - it has given me some insights into view camera usage. Not least of which is to remind myself that LF and View Camera are actually not synonymous!