Originally Posted by
Mark Sampson
You might look at the work of the late German photographer Reinhart Wolf. His book "New York" consists of telephoto views of the tops of skyscrapers at sunrise, and the credits section shows him with a huge Sinar 8x10 setup; two tripods, many bellows extensions, and perhaps a 1200mm lens. I have another book of his featuring castles in Spain that looks to have been done similarly.
And a guess on my part- it might be easiest to control camera flare with a compendium lens hood, rather than inside the camera.
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