Dick
What view camera would you recommend?
Marc
I have not had any experience of using any view cameras except Sinar (and the Hasselblad Flexbody) so there are members on this forum better qualified to advise you.
I have a Sinar P3, P2 and P... and I can use the P2 as extension for the P3, and I will need plenty of extension (over a meter) for macro.
The Sinar is a very versatile full-blown monorail system, but it is heavy and bulky and not he ideal camera for back packing, but a P3 (MF) system is very much more compact than the P2 (LF) system.
I am not very familiar with the the choice available in purpose-built Medium Format View Cameras...
The Sinar M is not technically purpose built, as it uses the P3 movements, and is expensive, it is not compatible with all lenses and backs, but it seems to be the camera of choice for most top-end Studio photographers.
Most of the other view cameras have a limited range of movements, and/or are not a great deal lighter.
How much walking/backpacking would you do with the camera?
If you would not make good use of most of the movements, you would not get much benefit from a full blown monorail camera.
What maximum extension will you need?
Many of the compact view cameras only give you about 5 degrees of tilt on the front standard, and you need about 7.5 degrees to get the ground you are standing on, and the distant horizon in focus with a 150 mm lens... and this is the typical landscape situation as I see it. (Most people seem to shoot most landscapes with wide angles, but I keep seeing landscapes for which I would need a 1 degree lens.)
Could others on this forum please advise him what other options are available, and how they compare with the Sinar system?
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