I'm interested about panoramic film cameras. However I'd like to know if any of them offer a shift function, as I could not find any.
I also wonder what is the purpose of the metal grid structure outside of the lens, for example, in the Fuji GX617.
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Sign up to join this communityI'm interested about panoramic film cameras. However I'd like to know if any of them offer a shift function, as I could not find any.
I also wonder what is the purpose of the metal grid structure outside of the lens, for example, in the Fuji GX617.
I wonder what is the purpose of the metal grid structure outside of the lens, for example, in the Fuji GX617.
When you put a set of human hands in the same frame with a GX617, it becomes more apparent just how large the GX617 is.
The cages on the lenses are there for protection of those somewhat skinny lenses that extend fairly far out of the large camera body. Each lens has its own cage, and the ends of the cage tubes are guide points where the lens is attached to the camera.
To my knowledge, there are no 617 format tilt shift cameras available and a search of the more common photography outlets didn't yield anything.
A possible workaround, if you don't need anything super wide, is to use a 4x5 rail camera. There are a handful of 6x12 120 backs available out there. Alternately, just shooting on 4x5 (with shift if needed) and cropping to the desired aspect ratio may be an option that would give you what your looking for with some added flexibility.
I know two landscape photographers who use the latter method to great effect, one shooting on 4x5 and the other on 8x10.