Re: Vertical Correction for 617 ?

[Simon Nathan <simonwide@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

mitch- i thought the question was a spoof but
now i see that someone has answered it seriously and with quite good directions.
salute! simon nathan

"Mitchell P. Warner" wrote:

You can still 'adjust' the rear standard even though it appears to have no
moves.  You hae to be familiar with the rear standard moves requried to
produce the effect you want from a camera with rear moves.

Here'show you do it:

        With the the V-Pan on the tripod, tilt the whole camera until the back is
in the 'tilted' position you desire.

        Then tilt the front so that it's plane  approximates the position the
front would have been in if the camera had back tilts and only the back
tilts were applied.

        It will take a bit of tinkering to get the hang of it.  I use this
technique fairly often to get more tilt out of a back that has limited tilts.

Easiest way to learn how to do this:
        If you have a 4x5 and can set it up to visualize  the image you want, then
set up the v-pan next to it and mimic the moves on the 4x5.

        Alternative would be to get a 6x12 roll film back for a 4x5 and shoot with
it. 90, 72, or 65 will give you more than wide and allow moves.

        Clear as mud?   Questions?

At 06:41 PM 8/5/99 -0400, you wrote:
>    Hello Pan Shooters...          What do I do?   George S. Pearl
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                         Mitch Warner

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