Main entry:

Stone, Jim, 1947-

Title & Author:

A user's guide to the view camera / Jim Stone.

Publication:

Boston : Little, Brown, ©1987.

Description:

vi, 168 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
1. Introduction : What is a camera? ; Why use a view camera? -- 2. The camera : The monorail view camera -- 3. Using your camera : Mounting the camera ; Positioning the camera ; Framing and focusing ; Making the exposure -- Advanced camera control : Swings and tilts ; Controlling perspective: back movements ; Controlling plane of focus: lens movements ; Depth of field ; More about perspective -- Setting up a photograph: a complete sequence : Base vs. axis tilts ; Exposure compensations -- 4. Film and development : The advantages of the film system ; Sheet film storage ; Loading the film ; Exposing the film -- Developing the film : The custom lab and quantity processing ; Small-volume methods ; Storing negatives ; Printing -- 5. Lenses and shutters : Coverage ; Angle of view ; How lenses influence perspective -- Shutters : The focal-plane shutter ; The leaf shutter ; Shutter synchronization ; The diaphragm ; Behind-the-lens shutters -- 6. Cameras : The development of the view camera ; Descendants of the flatbed camera ; Reflex cameras -- 7. More about lenses : The anatomy of a lens ; A history of lens design -- 8. Accessories and options : Accessories ; Polaroid films ; Optional camera parts -- 9. Maintenance : Lenses ; Shutters ; Film holders ; Bellows ; Tripods.
Also issued online.

ISBN:

0316817678 (pbk.)
9780316817677 (pbk.)

Subject:

View cameras.
Chambres d'atelier.
view cameras.

Holdings:

Location: Library services photo 34229
Call No.: ID SVPHO; ID:88-B5685
Status: Available