View Camera Technique is the most comprehensive, detailed and informative text I have found on the large format camera. All key topics and areas are covered in clear, easy to understand, and very readable language. I am a beginner/amatuer who has been desperately seeking every bit of help and information I can get. Although there are some excellent books on the subject (Ansel Adams three book series "The Camera", "The Negative" and "The Print" and Steve Simmons' "Using the View Camera" are superb examples), View Camera Technique is the most detailed and comprehensive of the bunch. This book has "unveiled" many of the mysteries of the large format camera for me. I highly recommend this volume for any photographer who has a yen for these combersome, complex cameras and the joy they bring. A definite must-have.