brian_grogan

If you look closely at the photo of David Burnett his right hand is focusing the camera, not

gripping the bed. From the tilt of his head he appears to be using the side mount range

finder.

I have used a crown graphic extensively hand held, particularly for aerial work.

Each situation requires it's own method of holding the camera and I have effectively used all

the ones mentioned above. As for the picture above, with the standard 135mm lens the

fingers are not in the way of the field of view. Holding the bed like that can actually makes

the camera more stable than just resting it on your hand.

Ahmed - Take a look at the issue of VIEW CAMERA magazine (which is a

publication you should definately subscribe to you if you are headed

into large format) - November/Deceber 2000 - p. 65

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"Kodak has placed all 5x7 films, except Tri-X, on special order status

with a minimum order of 3,000 sheets.....Ilford cosiders 5x7 as

standard items...We tested the Arist films [from Freestyle] and found

they were the same as the Ilford films."

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The European ad American sizes are not interchangeable.

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Hope that helps.

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Brian