[reference books?] Got my Arca-Swiss Field Camera and having a blast! Thanks!

[There is a question buried below - refs on view camera movement setup.]

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First. Got the Arca-Swiss 4x5 "Field" camera couple weeks ago (has the 6x9 front

element, small collapsible monorail). Having a blast. Movements are exquisite -

smooth, tight, easy to assemble, compact when disassembled.

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Taking pics - mom (most difficult subject), Bayonne Bridge, Delaware Water Gap,

abandoned church. (As an aside - I doubt I will be a winter landscape photographer

long term - California is the place for me... Running back).

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After suffering a bit with a light leaking used Hasselblad I decided to minimize my

missteps at some expense by buying core equipment new. Arca-Swiss "field" camera,

65, 90 and 240mm Nikon lenses. I saved the notes from responders on lens

selections - I scoped out some used places - definitely want a longer lens, will buy

that used.

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A question: good, clear references on using tilts, shifts etc. of view camera for say

architectural work? The church was beautiful - I know I can do better with a firmer

background in how to manipulate the camera to correct distortions. Any pointers

would be great.

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So, after shooting (and still shooting) high end digital SLRs for 3+ years I have to

confess - it still seems like magic when you get back a picture (slides - first time for

me, always did negs before) from the shop. That it is coming out of a manual view

camera

and the 4x5 size you can SEE - it's a rush. Almost forget how damned cold it is

outside.

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I'm dragging this puppy into the studio and hooking up the strobes.

Front tilts and swings change distribution of focus, rears tilts and swings change

perspective rendering and distribution of focus.