Originally Posted by
Gene McCluney
I agree that loading and unloading a pile of film holders is the least interesting part of LF photography. However, the "idea" behind LF photography is to learn to "SEE" and just shoot one shot, a shot that you have already visualized in your mind. The hand-held camera you have is somewhat contrary to this philosophy, as I think it encourages you to shoot more images than you really need to. When I set up my tripod and focus on the ground glass, if I don't like what I see, I move the camera, or I don't shoot. I don't fire off a shot just because I am there. Some people go out for a full day of photo activity and only shoot 5 sheets of film. It is a different philosophy than roll-film. You distill everything down into a "shot". In other words you edit your shots before you take them, rather than editing your shots on the light table after you process the roll of film.