Best LF book for starters?

[koh303]

What book to recommend to someone who is new to LF, that discusses camera technique?

[Brian Schall]

"Large Format Nature Photography" by Jack Dykinga. Gives you all the basics in a nice easy format to read.

[scm]

Stroebel's View Camera Basics

Using the View Camera: A Creative Guide to Large Format Photograph

[jeroldharter]

"Large Format Nature Photography" by Jack Dykinga. Gives you all the basics in a nice easy format to read.

+1

For darkroom, Way Beyond Monochrome and Beyond the Zone System

[Rollinhofuji]

Depends on how deep the starter wants to dig... Personally I would always recommend View Camera Technique by Leslie Stroebel. Many helpful drwaings and shots, which often explain the movements and so on very well even without having to read the text (which gives a lot more helpful information).
I guess this might be the most in-depth book about it.

[Bill_1856]

Any postwar (WW2) edition of "Graphic Graflex Photography."

[Drew Bedo]

I started out with Steve Simmon's book "Using The view Camera" and "View Camera: by I.M. Stone.

[neil poulsen]

If you get into black and white and doing your own darkroom work, Ansel Adams' books, The Camera, The Negative, and The Print are masterful.

[John Kasaian]

I started with Using the View Camera by Steve Simmons, then the Ansel Adams trilogy and his 40 Photographs, then a copy of Lister and Lister's Graphic Graflex Photography.

[Eric Biggerstaff]

I have several that are mentioned, but for a beginner I like :

http://www.viewcamera.com/

Steve's book is an easy read and you can get it as an e-book now which is nice. It covers all the basics and will get you moving in the right direction. The price is right a well.