valvekaameraid
Valvekaameraid, often translated as valve cameras or view cameras, are a type of large-format camera that uses a ground glass screen for focusing and composition, rather than a fixed viewfinder. These cameras are characterized by their bellows, which allow for significant adjustments to the lens and film plane. This flexibility enables movements such as tilt, shift, rise, and fall, which are crucial for controlling perspective, depth of field, and plane of focus. These movements allow photographers to correct converging vertical lines in architectural photography or achieve a greater depth of field in landscape photography than is possible with smaller format cameras.
The image projected onto the ground glass is viewed from the rear, and the photographer typically uses