>From: AG Schnozz <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>Easy choice: Field. Lens choices would be for one as wide as I
>can feasably get...
But these two are mutually exclusive. Field cameras generally have deeper
register, making infinity focus with even a moderate wide difficult or
impossible. Whereas a studio monorail with a bag bellows is a snap to focus
ANYTHING on, because the front and rear standards nearly touch.
I've got a Linhof Super Technika that is a lovely bit of engineering, but in
order to focus a 90mm Super Angulon, I have to slide the front standard
completely off the focusing rail onto the storage rail, then pull the back out
to focus. And that's with a recessed lensboard! And if I forget to drop the
bed, it ends up in the picture. (And completely forget about using a 75mm with
a field cam!)
So, if you like it wide, make sure the field cam you're considering works
nicely with the lens you'd want to use. (ANY lens will work with a studio
monorail.)
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