Sources of information on tilt and shift photography

[Richard Morwood]

I would appreciate any recommendations on books/reviews/websites dedicated to tilt and shift photography. I am using a Hasselblad H3D 39 and am currently "playing" with the new HTS adapter and this is an area of photography that I am wholly unfamiliar with. I have googled the subject in various guises but haven't had much success in getting readable and interesting information. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Regards
Richard

[Dick Roadnight]

I would appreciate any recommendations on books/reviews/websites dedicated to tilt and shift photography. I am using a Hasselblad H3D 39 and am currently "playing" with the new HTS adapter Richard

I had three Sinars before I bought my H3D11-50, so I suppose I was biased towards "proper" view cameras before I read about the HTS... but if you had inquired about it before buying it...

Having said that, it might be a cost-effective tool for what you want.

The Flexbody was (is) a good cost-effective tool, as it gives (on the 120 Macro-planar at least) useful movements without the cost of additional lenses.

Have you got Harold Merklinger's book "focusing the View camera"? This is the bible.

[Richard Morwood]

I had three Sinars before I bought my H3D11-50, so I suppose I was biased towards "proper" view cameras before I read about the HTS... but if you had inquired about it before buying it...

Having said that, it might be a cost-effective tool for what you want.

The Flexbody was (is) a good cost-effective tool, as it gives (on the 120 Macro-planar at least) useful movements without the cost of additional lenses.

Have you got Harold Merklinger's book "focusing the View camera"? This is the bible.

Hi Dick
I haven't bought the HTS adapter ......yet, but have hired one for the Easter weekend. I haven't been totally clueless as to it's use but I certainly have a whole lot to learn and undoubtedly put into practice again and again and again.....
Thanks for the tip on Harold Merklinger's book I shall look into that.
Regards
Richard

[elf]

Hi Dick
I haven't bought the HTS adapter ......yet, but have hired one for the Easter weekend. I haven't been totally clueless as to it's use but I certainly have a whole lot to learn and undoubtedly put into practice again and again and again.....
Thanks for the tip on Harold Merklinger's book I shall look into that.
Regards
Richard

Link to Merklinger's books: http://www.trenholm.org/hmmerk/

[Dick Roadnight]

Hi Dick
I haven't bought the HTS adapter ......yet, but have hired one for the Easter weekend. Regards Richard

The HTS is smaller and lighter than a Sinar, and, if you want something to put in your rucksack in case you wand to photograph some alpine flowers with an mountain in the background, it might be a useful tool

[archivue]

The HTS is smaller and lighter than a Sinar, and, if you want something to put in your rucksack in case you wand to photograph some alpine flowers with an mountain in the background, it might be a useful tool

for that use, i will go for an arca Fline 69 metric and digital lenses, but that's a personal preference... the HTS give you a reflex viewfinder...

[Dale Allyn]

Richard,

I don't know if you came across these, but if not, maybe you'll get something from them:

The Sheimpflug Principle

Article on L.L. main site


Rgds,

Dale

[Richard Morwood]

Richard,

I don't know if you came across these, but if not, maybe you'll get something from them:

The Sheimpflug Principle

Article on L.L. main site


Rgds,

Dale

Thanks Dick, elf and Dale.  I have now got lots of information to wade through and who knows some of it may stick! Thanks again for your help and advice.
Regards
Richard