Wista 45n as my first 4x5?

[jusxusfanatic]

Wista 45n as my first 4x5?

Hi there, some of you may know me from RFF... bu yea, I'm plannign on getting a wista 45n as my fst 4x5. Gonna shoot mostly landscapes, sometimes street. I was wondering if this is a good choice? I did think of getting a interpid before but changed my mind due to various reasons. Thanks

[MikeL]

Wista 45n as my first 4x5?

I was wondering if this is a good choice? I did think of getting a interpid before but changed my mind due to various reasons. Thanks

Yes.....actually no.....then again, maybe?......wait, no

[Mark Sampson]

Wista makes excellent cameras. One of them would be a fine choice for your first 4x5.

[Phil_F_NM]

Justin,
When you say you want to shoot "street" with a 4x5 camera, can you explain what you mean? I asked this over at RFF and you never gave an answer as to what you want to create with the LF camera regarding street photography.

Phil Forrest

[jusxusfanatic]

I 'm not going to do street, gonna do landscapes with it

[thafred]

Hi,

Street photography with 4x5 sure is possible (see my flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/57493810@N00/) but the wista 45n would not be my camera of choice for that.
The wista 4x5 is a fantastic metal camera equal to the linhof cameras but in my view as an urban LF photographer such a sturdy heavy camera is overkill. If i want to shoot with a tripod i use a shen hao ptb (chamonix 45 clone) wich saves a lot of weight. When i pack carbon tripod, 2lenses and 6 film holders I need to carry 8kg on my back wich is fairly light for what it is but gets tiring quickly. My advice for you is to get a good condition graflex with kalart rangefinder, learn to calibrate to your favorite lens and shoot that for handheld or tripod shooting. If you dont want to waste film with hanheld shooting id go for a very light field camera and invest in lenses with the money you save from not buying the wista.

[Phil_F_NM]

I 'm not going to do street, gonna do landscapes with it

"Gonna shoot mostly landscapes, sometimes street."
That is what you said in your first post here.

Phil Forrest

[Don Dudenbostel]

Think we're starting to see a pattern?

[Espacio_1999]

Don, Phil:
When you have been a teenage boy, several decades ago I presume, did it make any sense to you when completely foreign persons were scrutinising and scolding YOUR (most likely: pubescent) behaviour?

Think we're starting to see a pattern?

"Gonna shoot mostly landscapes, sometimes street."
That is what you said in your first post here.

Phil Forrest

[Oren Grad]

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