Technical cameras (aka Tech Cams) are a category of camera that provide rise, fall, shift, tilt, and swing with every lens. They come in two main types: view cameras that are well suited to tabletop/macro/product photography and pancake cameras that are well suited to landscape, architecture, and street photography. During the 1990s and aughts technical cameras fell out of favor because the digital backs they worked best with were cumbersome to use – lots of cables, color cast issues, and sliding ground glass. Now with the advent of the Phase One IQ4 all the hassle is gone; no cables, no color cast, and no sliding ground glass. That means all the advantages that technical cameras have always carried (precision, movements, lens quality, flexibility) can be used fast and fluidly.

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