Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nick Hunter wrote: > > >From Donal Philby: > > >Interestingly, the best bellows would include the ability to shift... > > Are any such bellows obtainable? (I'd like to know!) It might be easier to > get a used monorail and fit an SLR to the back or work with roll backs, > unless 35mm is required (slide show, cost factor...). Nick, I believe an old one from Nikon was shiftable. Have seen a couple others here and there, adorama or somesuch, but what a boon, especially for closeup to shift focus. I may be a dyed in the wool 35mm shooter, but I have used a view camera long enough to be addicted to the swings and shifts. It is the one thing that could make me want to switch to Canon--those Tilt/shift lenses. Actually the 90 T/S with an extension tube would be ideal for the coin job. Just enough to get you off to the side yet seeming to look straight on. Today I've been shooting shiney plastic boxes, candy wrapped in foil and other challenging materials. But the rent is getting paid. donal - -- Donal Philby San Diego http://www.donalphilby.com