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Magical, Bernice!

Enjoying your "prowls," Kent-- keep it up!

Just want to note that several similar messages have been posted here and deleted in recent days. Proceed with an open mind, but also with caution!

(I'm the OP, so I'm subscribed, and I was...

I'm in Brooklyn, New York, so I've been limited to places I can get on foot. I've been enjoying taking along a little digital point-and-shoot on walks:

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Really like this image-- it has a pleasing balance and offers a full frame with lines that give a sense of depth. And though I'll be interested to see a new version when you get the holder fixed up,...

This sounds like a great theme, Peter-- and I love that you're working through a concept. I'm personally finding it difficult to engage much beyond the aesthetic level these days...

I'm going to agree with Bernice, by and large-- you're likely to get similar results from most modern plasmat designs, and other factors are likely to be a bigger influence on your final image. Since...

Before sourcing a pricey rental, I thought I'd reach out here. Anyone have something in the 110-125 range that covers 5x7 that they might be willing to loan me from this Friday 5/11-Wednesday 5/16?...

In terms of explaining this to beginners, here are a couple thoughts that may be helpful:

Focus: at a very basic level, when you focus with bellows on a large format camera (any 4x5, 5x7, 8x10...

Great deal on a wooden Nagaoka 4x5, lenses, film holders, etc. right now in "for sale"...

Can't really disagree that large format can be tough without a steady revenue stream from other activities :) However, I also didn't spend that much to get started. Short version:
- I started with...

Just to add to Doremus's note, my Wisner Tech Field will rack a lens back far enough to allow it to touch the ground glass with bag bellows installed. And while it may not be as rigid as some of the...

Appreciate all the thoughts that everyone has shared-- this has been an interesting thread for me.

I've so far only used the modern plasmat designs from the usual suspects, significantly because I...

This is great-- a really good resource for all of us here. Thanks for putting this up!

As far as suggestions for further development:
1) I think that my main use for a lens comparison tool of...

Anyone want to share any experiences with lenses shot wide open, or only slightly stopped down? I shoot 4x5, and a lot of what I do involves isolating an individual in an environment-- usually full...

Just a note that Elsa Dorfman's documentary on Dorfman, "The B-Sides: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography," apparently premiered last weekend at the Telluride Film Festival-- a little review-googling...

Glad you found a good solution, Ari-- can't really go wrong with the Profoto stuff, especially if the cost is the same as the Paul Buff equivalent. Track record aside, availability of accessories for...

Another fan of a tripod without head, just an arca-type clamp attached to a leveling base. I use a Gitzo 1258LVL-- probably about the lightest you'd want to go with my Wisner Tech Field camera. (And...

Just going to chime in and agree with the praise for the camera here-- I've been using one for three years now and it's a wonderful machine. Most of what I use the camera for is full-length...