LF Books or howto's

[timpppa]

Hello!

Can someone give me pointers where to begin with LF cameras?
Links, books etc... I have two Mamiya MF cameras, but I have never
shot a frame with LF so I'm pretty "green" about LF's

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TIA,
- timppa

 

[John Kasaian]

Steve Simmons "Using The View Camera"

 

[Lee Shively]

I used Leslie Stroebel's "View Camera Technique" when I bought my first camera and found it very valuable. You could probably find a used copy on Amazon or another used book dealer since the book has been around forever.

 

[JBrunner]

I'd reccomend J Brunner's Intro to LF DVD if I could get the damned thing released!

Seriously though, the Simmons book is a good one.

 

[Kirk Gittings]

Steve's book is very basic and really good as a starting point. There is also info on his website in the View Camera "free articles" section:

http://www.viewcamera.com/archives.html

 

[Jim Jones]

The Stroebel book is my favorite and perhaps the most technical. Even the latest of the many editions may be a little out-of-date now, but so am I and my LF gear. Ansel Adams wrote a five volume set on photography in 1970 that is still enjoyable, and a three volume set several years later.

 

[jovo]

If you can get a hold of the January/February issue of View Camera magazine there is an excellent and exceptionally easy to comprehend article on tilt, swing, rise, fall and shift for users of field cameras, but applicable to view cameras as well. It's a terrific introduction to what it is, besides just a bigger negative or transparency, that makes LF worth doing.

Also, the Toyo website has some simple camera movement illustrations by way of introduction to the format.

Lastly, besides Steve Simmons fine book, you might consider "Large Format Nature Photography" by Jack Dykinga. There are some excellent illustrations of movements with diagrams of their effect on what the lens does as well as discussions of lenses, cameras and technic.

 

[PhotoHistorian]

Check this link if you are interested in large format photography:
http://www.jbhphoto.com/jbhbooks.htm

The best series on the subject in my opinion.

Walker

 

[Roger Hicks]

Hello!

Can someone give me pointers where to begin with LF cameras?
Links, books etc... I have two Mamiya MF cameras, but I have never
shot a frame with LF so I'm pretty "green" about LF's

--
TIA,
- timppa

There are various free bits about LF film handling, formats, processing in a Paterson Orbital, etc. on www.rogerandfrances.com, especially in the 'How do I...?' section of the Photo School.

Cheers,

R.

 

[scott k]

website

Take a look at http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/ and start with the Articles section and browse the rest as you see fit

Scott

 

[jamie young]

I'm a big fan of Leslie Stroebel's "View Camera Technique", which has been updated for the digital age, although the relevent stuff doesn't change with time. I had him as a teacher at RIT in the late 70's, and he was one the best I had. It's a great book for the large format fan.
Jamie Young