Unlike
most cameras, the view camera has the ability to alter the planes
of the film and lens to control both depth of field and perspective
The view camera generally has four basic movements or adjustments
that allow these "corrections" to be made. These adjustments
allow the lens board and the ground glass to be realigned independently
of each other.
2
Shift -
horizontal movement.
This can be used with both the front
standard where the lens is and the rear standard where the
ground glass and film are.
