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Using the View Camera
by Steve Simmons

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Author: Steve Simmons
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1992-10-01
ISBN: 0817463534
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Amphoto Books

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Book Review: Why I Couldn't be without this book.
Summary: 5 Stars

An ageing Arca Swiss monorail was a impulse buy in the Bluewater Shopping Centre of all places. Addled by the pre-Christmas musack I took home something I had always aspired to but had no idea how to operate. Steve Simmons, 'Using The View Camera' was one of many books I tried to read for guidance. It rapidly became the only reference I use, and is dog-eared from being dragged from Northumbria to Switzerland. This book is written in a simple, non-assuming style which would encourage anyone with even basic 35mm camera skills to operate a view camera. The basic science of the process is explained, but the emphasis is always on the practical steps involved in the process. Different types of camera and lenses are well illustrated as well as the authors recommendations for generic types of lens. The 'mystery' of camera movements is beautifully demonstrated by a photograph of the camera with each movement as well as the pictorial effect achieved. There are superbly useful tables of reciprocity corrections (before I bought this book, I had no idea what a reciprocity correction was, let alone whether one was needed) for different film brands and step by step guides to developing sheet film yourself. The zone system is explained simply and examples of how this relates to a particular photograph are well illustrated. There is a final creative section of inspirational photographs of different film types, techniques and processing styles. Each photograph is accompanied by a detailed 'how it was done' account. This is by far and away the best practical guide to using a large format camera and I hope that the author will be encouraged to produce further 'revised editions'

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