Originally posted by Digitalis I agree, I have used 8X10 format in the studio and I have found it more flexible than cameras with a fixed lens/film plane. however, the application of tilt/shift lenses on 35mm cameras shouldn't be overlooked. however these lenses are very expensive and you could probably get one for the same price that you could purchase a decent monorail 4X5.
For studio work, it depends on what lens you are using. the most common is the copal these days with the prontor and compur being used for specialised/or just-being-used-for-the-hell-of-it work.
Yeah, I've been waiting for the Hartblei 35mm 2.8 tilt shift to get into stock again, but they say it's out of production now, so the Arsat 35mm tilt shift (which is cheaper, and not as agile as the Hartblei) is the only one I know of that can be used on K-mount that's fairly new.
It's a bit sad, the Hartblei is truly great. This is what they say about it:
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The TS-PC Hartblei lens has Super-Rotator mechanism which allows both shift (10mm) and tilt (8°) in any directions. Each Shift and Tilt feature has its own independent rotating plate."
So I guess I'll be going for the Arsat to get tilt shift for my K-x.
PS: I forgot the price. It's almost 600 USD, so it's not THAT expensive IMO.
http://www.hartblei.com/price_list.htm