Originally Posted by
Peter Lewin
Finally, I first got involved in photography because I was doing a lot of backpacking and rock climbing, and wanted to have pictures of the places I visited and the people I was with. My second camera was a Leica with a collapsible 50mm lens, since it was small, easy to pack, and pretty much indestructible. But early on I fell in love with landscapes like those Ansel Adams was making (this was in the 1960s, he was not yet a cliche) and found myself attracted to large format. So for a very long time I was very much multi-format, 35mm for my outdoor pursuits, and LF when I wanted to do photography for photography's sake. Then for a long time I became involved in competitive running and bicycle racing, where as a competitor I was no longer a documentarian, so I found myself using the view camera more and more, the small camera less. Until about 2 weeks ago I would say I was doing 99% of my photography with the view camera, but having just bought a good digital camera, my new toy may change that balance a bit, particularly since all my LF work is black and white, and the little digital has re-opened the world of color.
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