So, how often do you really use your camera's movements?

[JohnGC]

I use movement on most photos. Not always necessary, sometimes just because I like to tinker with shots, and try different looks in the gg. I've think I turned my Wisner into a pretzel from time to time.

[Joe Forks]

Only when I need them, and depending on the subject. Rarely for portraits, but commonly for landscape I use tilt, and or rise or swing. Sometimes you can't put the tripod where you want it. Silly to have them, need them, and not use them IMO.

[cosmicexplosion]

I don't know how you could not use movements.

I was shooting a great wall of foliage on a beach that was swept back over by wind
it required about ten or so minutes of fine tuning to get it all in focus
using most movements in subtle amounts
luckily using a sinar

[Darwinean_John]

Hello from London - just joined, first post.

I evolved into LF (5x4) for the large negs (and prints) and movements.

I use movements nearly 100% time for :
- architecture; in landscape and portrait mode so use tilts, swings and rise / fall to manage placement of volume of acceptable focus and converging verticals
- landscape; mainly fine tilts, for fine control of the volume of acceptable focus and occasional rise/fall re converging trees

I haven't done much LF portraiture but looking to do some and expect to mainly use rise / fall and shift (with open apertures) to manage the placement of the thin slivver of focus plane on eyes / lips

[Jac@stafford.net]

Truth is that I use front shift a bit and top rear tilt to about 6 degrees for most recreational images, for commercial work I will twist movements until they cry.

[Robert Langham]

I always level the Deardorff front to back and side to side. There is always some up or down on the front board. Besides that I will swing the back to pick up a little focus, or tilt it. No image made without ANY controls.

There's some front drop. South Dike at Shiprock, 2012.