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View Camera

For those who have only ever used a 35 mm it is quite a step into using a view camera. 

35mm SLR Camera
But despite the apparent complexity and the size of the camera it is a more simple device than the modern 35mm camera. However, in  some areas, the view camera is able to achieve much more than a smaller format camera but to utilize the camera properly, responsibility lies firmly with the photographer.

Move over image to view roll over image

Lenses have to be set manually; the aperture, the shutter speed and the shutter tensioned each time an exposure is made.

 

 

 

 

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