dchew
Well-known member
Got a PM asking what I mean by "back fall." I tried to respond directly, but the sender's message box is full, so I thought best to respond here in case any one else wondered.
It may not be the correct use of the term, but I use it when the digital back is shifted down, as in the historic term rise/fall. I think it was standard on a view camera to do "lens rise" to get the top of a building into the frame, but because of the way I normally use the Alpa STC, I have the shift/rise/fall mechanism oriented where the digital back is. So, doing "back fall" is a similar effect to "lens rise" without the change in perspective that results from moving the lens.
When I use that term, there is no reference to tilt or reverse tilt, just the fact that I lowered the digital back down in the image circle. In my recent post of the cabin, it was to remove too much foreground without tilting the camera up.
Dave
It may not be the correct use of the term, but I use it when the digital back is shifted down, as in the historic term rise/fall. I think it was standard on a view camera to do "lens rise" to get the top of a building into the frame, but because of the way I normally use the Alpa STC, I have the shift/rise/fall mechanism oriented where the digital back is. So, doing "back fall" is a similar effect to "lens rise" without the change in perspective that results from moving the lens.
When I use that term, there is no reference to tilt or reverse tilt, just the fact that I lowered the digital back down in the image circle. In my recent post of the cabin, it was to remove too much foreground without tilting the camera up.
Dave
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