Any Hassy Users using A16 backs?

[Roger Cole]

The inverted image on a view camera ground glass forces you to slow down and examine the frame, and thus minimizes "main subject fixation." Another factor in that is using movements as you will (or should) examine how each movement affects the entire frame. I find my view camera landscape shots are either better composed or, at the least, less prone to later seeing some "oops" or deciding I should have framed it differently. That said, it's only useful of course for stationary subjects.

 

[Hassasin]

The inverted image on a view camera ground glass forces you to slow down and examine the frame, and thus minimizes "main subject fixation." Another factor in that is using movements as you will (or should) examine how each movement affects the entire frame. I find my view camera landscape shots are either better composed or, at the least, less prone to later seeing some "oops" or deciding I should have framed it differently. That said, it's only useful of course for stationary subjects.

Same “slow me down” as shooting film vs. digital. I personally don’t see any logic in this and never found image inversion as helpful in any way. But whatever rocks one’s boat ought not to be disputed.

 

[Roger Cole]

The logic is easy to see and, to me, obvious. Whether it actually helps a given person though is a different matter. Some people are probably more susceptible to "central subject fixation" than others. In a similar way, I just don't get along with rangefinders because I simply forget to focus since the image is clear, with just a tiny displaced spot. Not every time of course, but often enough that my ratio of good shots is considerably down from an SLR when I use a rangefinder, so I just gave up on them. Glad other people like them; it's just a personal thing.

 

[bags27]

The logic is easy to see and, to me, obvious. Whether it actually helps a given person though is a different matter. Some people are probably more susceptible to "central subject fixation" than others. In a similar way, I just don't get along with rangefinders because I simply forget to focus since the image is clear, with just a tiny displaced spot. Not every time of course, but often enough that my ratio of good shots is considerably down from an SLR when I use a rangefinder, so I just gave up on them. Glad other people like them; it's just a personal thing.

not to mention forgetting to remove the lens cap!

An endless source of self-deprecation for me....