My name is George and I've been into photography for about 20 years but it has all been 35mm/digital SLR. I used to process my own B&W film at home but did not do my own printing. I used a high res scanner for the negs and printed via inkjet. I've been doing digital now for about 9 years shooting little or no film during that time.
Have always been curious about and interested in large format but always thought it was cost prohibitive.
The other day I was surfing the KEH.com web site and for some reason took a look at what they had to offer in large format. I was kind of shocked to see how inexpensive some of the cameras were. Lenses still seem pretty pricey but manageable. I know I'd have to get lens boards, film holders etc but things still look way less expensive than they did 10 years ago.
So, I'm considering taking the plunge. I will be asking for advice here in the forums. My goal is to initially start as cheap as I can. I will be shooting mostly landscape but I'm not interested, at this point, in highly polished, razor sharp Ansel Adams type stuff. I kind of gravitate to the grainy, vignetted, lens flared artsy sort of stuff so high end, high dollar equipment probably won't be critical at first. I prefer wide angle.
Would appreciate any at all advice on decent but affordable cameras and lenses. Seems like a field camera would be best but not sure it matters in the short run.
Thanks,
George
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