Could a view camera be right for me ?

Over the last year or two I've been experimenting with lens movements. For my DSLR, I have 15mm and 35mm lenses with shift and a 24mm tilt/shift. I don't have a specific application but I'm just really enjoying the avenues that (tilt in particular) opens up. I'm enjoying the learning by experiment.
So now I have a desire to get something with a longer focal length (>80mm) and the Canon TS-E's are way out of my budget for this. It's a small part of one of my (too) many hobbies.

My options seem to be a used medium format lens on a tilt-shift adapter or something in large format with full movements. I suppose I should include PB4 bellows for just the macro bit. From I can see, the adapters just have a locking screw so would be quite fiddly to put in a small amount of tilt with a heavy lens on the front.

The more I read about it, the more I'd like to experiment with rear standard movement as well. It seems that I'm in the same cost ballpark for a lens+adapter, a PB4 or a (well) used Toyo 4x5 view or Horseman field camera. The Toyo has more movements but isn't very landscape friendly.

I'd be interested in comments from those with some experience in the area. There's no need to mention Photoshop.

Thanks,

Steve.

View cameras are great fun to use, I really miss it to be honest but I don't have the setup to do anything much with the film at this point nor the time nor inclination to jump in that particular deep end (currently investing time and energy getting back in to woodworking). In some ways my dream camera would probably be a large medium format sensor digital field camera.

As long as you're prepared to work with the film, if you want all the movements I'd suggest going for a view camera. I'd imagine either a lens board adapter, or replacing lens boards, would mean whatever investment you make wouldn't be wasted if you don't like the view camera and want to get a field camera. I'm not sure how the Toyo is not landscape friendly, aside from the fact that it'll be more of a pain to haul around, set up, etc.

The headspace a large format camera puts you in is unique. I find using them very meditative.

Make sure you have a really stout tripod either way.

I bought a Cambo view camera. Unfortunately, never got around to buy lenses for it. Then the biz kinda died down, so I couldn't justify the cost of lenses and the much needed EOS adapter: https://www.bhphotovid​eo.com …_pro_canon_eos_​large.html

I went for real 4x5 view. With film.
To have these movements of standards.
In reality it was very limited. Once i was getting something interesting, part of the image was not projected on the film.
To achieve visible effect, 8x10 with 4x5 adapter is needed, I guess.

FF adapter is not going to give good results outdoors, where light is usually changing, but indoors and nothing moving it could give something.
Or 4x6 darkroom paper in 4x5 holder. It works as more cost efffective negative. ISO is around 5.