William D. Bartels
13-Feb-2000, 09:32
I have recently purchased a 5x7 Linhof Tech III , late model around 1956. I learned large format technique by reading Jim Stone's book which uses view camera movements ( front standard to change focus plane and rear stand ard for focus and perspective control) rather than field camera movements. I was able to apply these to my Toyo 4x5 AX without any problem. I shoot mostly lands cape using front rise and slight tilt for most shots. I have a normal 210mm for the Linhof. Any tech III users out there who can shed light on the best techniq ue for focusing for max. depth of field with this camera. Using the back movemen ts changes the perspective and dropping the bed seems to be to much tilt for a l andscape. I am sure that as I use this camera I will find the best method but wo uld like to avoid a lot of trial and error. Maybe someone knows of a book relate d to this subject althought I have not seen I myself. Thanks Bill Bartels