>A friend at work warned me when I bought the MF SLR that the addiction to
>image resolution would soon lead to an 8x10 (inch) view camera, complete
>with huge cloak and all the technical movements for the lens board and
>back. Thus far I've resisted the temptation. A long-time friend from high
>school uses a 4x5 view camera. No MF for him; if he needs more horsepower
>than a 35mm SLR has, it's time for the 4x5! I've seen what it can do with
>ultra fine grain E-6 sheet film; prints large enough to fill an entire wall
>(40x50 inches). At that size a highly resolved image becomes immersive at
>a close viewing distance. He also has his own studio and a darkroom that
>can do everything except K-14.
>
>If you're thinking about "rolling your own," why think small with a
>6x9? Think big: contact prints from a 16x20! [Don't know where you'd get
>film for it; Kodak also made custom film sheets for their 16x20.]
>
>I think I'll clean the 645 lenses now [sigh].
>
>-- John
AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGHH! Stop it - I can hardly afford to use 120 enough to
justify the gear. Now you're racking it up to 8x10? You'll enable me into
remortgaging the house at this rate.
AndrewF
(Hiding under the pillow and humming loudly)
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