Camera movements in smaller formats.

Kilgallb · Oct 2, 2015

I was not sure where to post this. Either the 35 mm forum or the LF forum.

I noticed Clyde Butcher was using a view camera device with a Hasselblad lens and a full frame digital camera. This got me to thinking could I not save the 5K dollars for the camera and use any 35 mm camera?.

It would certainly be less weight and I can shoot film. It would travel lighter and probably give more movements than an expensive tilt shift lens for 35 mm.

Sirius Glass · Oct 3, 2015

Nikon has a perspective correcting lens for its SLRs.

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http://www.uscoles.com/pclens.htm

Hasselblad has the Arcbody [https://luminous-landscape.com/arcbody/] and Flexbody [Dead Link Removed, both of which have movements. A comparison http://photo.net/medium-format-photography-forum/00MBpT

nanthor · Oct 3, 2015

While several camera systems have ways to utilize some limited movements in the smaller formats, I have to admit I am very biased towards the Bronica bellows II for the S2a and EC era 6x6 cameras. They let you shift, tilt, swing, and raise the standard lens (and others) and give you from life-sized to true macro bellows length to boot. You can get the camera and lens for under $300 and sometimes get the bellows II for around $100. I am using the Bronica EC-TL camera which has the same lens mount but also offers in-body aperture priority auto exposure (you can imagine how handy that is for use with a bellows). Quite a system for being nearly 40 years old. Here is a recent ad to show the bellows and its movements.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Zenza-Broni...RIGINAL-BOX-/271964784752?hash=item3f525d4870

AgX · Oct 3, 2015

Basically one can do all movements with smaller formats. And there are some devices to do so.
But in practise the shorter focal lenghts and the typically long body give less space to insert such devices and to give way to movements.

Dan Fromm · Oct 3, 2015

KI Monobar, a 35 mm view camera. Rare, expensive, and shortish lenses in shutter with useful coverage are also rare and expensive.

A number of makers made (and some still make) 2x3 view cameras. The older generation (without geared movements) are said to be too imprecise for use with digital backs.

Hanging a 35 mm camera behind a view camera is physically possible and there are relatively inexpensive adapters for doing this. I've seen, don't have the gear to test, assertions that mechanical vignetting can be a problem when tilts/swings are used. The big problem is the rigs' minimum extension. Long story short, ain't no wide angle lenses with interesting coverage that will focus to infinity on them.

Old-N-Feeble · Oct 3, 2015

I suggest just getting a 6x9cm roll film back.

Ari · Oct 3, 2015

Fuji GX680 (I, II, III) has full movements of the front standard.

flavio81 · Oct 3, 2015

Kilgallb said:
I was not sure where to post this. Either the 35 mm forum or the LF forum.

I noticed Clyde Butcher was using a view camera device with a Hasselblad lens and a full frame digital camera. This got me to thinking could I not save the 5K dollars for the camera and use any 35 mm camera?.

It would certainly be less weight and I can shoot film. It would travel lighter and probably give more movements than an expensive tilt shift lens for 35 mm.

If you have 5K to spare there are many tilt/shift lenses for 35mm cameras by Canon and Nikon, some of them with phenomenal image quality, and of course for less than 5k. I use PC-Nikkor 35/3.5 and 35/2.8 lenses and love them to death. The latter should cost about usd 300-350 on the used hand market.

Camera movements in smaller formats.

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