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Subject: [OM] Re: WTS 50mm Mamiya Lens
From: hiwayman@xxxxxxx (Walt Wayman)
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:09:13 +0000
Yeah, they shift, but they won't swing, i.e., the lens standard won't pivot 
about its vertical axis.

Walt

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"Anything more than 500 yards from 
the car just isn't photogenic." -- 
Edward Weston

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: AG Schnozz <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Wait a minute.  Did you catch me in a blooper?  I haven't used
> > a full-size Crown in many years, and I don't remember if they
> > do or not, but the baby Crowns won't swing.  They'll rise and
> > fall and shift and tilt, but they won't swing.  
> 
> They don't tilt to the side, but they do allow you to shift the
> lens to the side. At the bottom of the front standard is a
> spring lever that sits in a notch. Depress the lever and the
> standard will slide right or left. This is my most used movement
> with the Crown. I photograph a lot of old farmhouses and barns
> and invariably the best shot to photograph from is occupied by a
> tree.
> 
> I thought the baby Crowns had this sideways shift too.
> 
> AG
> 
> 
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