8x10 contact print

[Percy]

Hi.

I am going to sell my Contax G and its two lenses. I am going to sell both my Hasselblad bodies as well as the three lenses I own. I am going to sell my MF scanner and Epson printer. I will never by inkjet cartridges again.

After much trial, error, blood, sweat, tears, money spent and profanity, I have finally made a good 8x10 contact print.

I was told by acquaintances that it would be too big, too expensive, too heavy, too much of a pain. "Try 4x5 first", they said. "Digital is the wave of the future!" I ignored "them" and bought an old Orbit 8x10 anyway. And a 300mm Fujinon.

The silver is the life....

And to think....I hesitated...

[David Flockhart]

Welcome to the fold, brother :-)

[Diane Maher]

Fun (and addicting), isn't it?

[Bruce Watson]

There is much to be said for using the tools with which you are most comfortable. I wish you much success, however you may define it.

[David A. Goldfarb]

Heh. Don't sell off the others so fast. They'll still come in handy, but I do have that "why do I bother with anything smaller" feeling whenever I print a nice big contact print.

[robert_4927]

Percy, It don't get any better than that, welcome aboard. And there is more to come. Wait until you see that first great azo print or pt/pd or van dyke. They can try and sell you all the megapixels they want and it still won't match up. good luck and have fun

[Mark Sawyer]

You know, Percy, if you sell all that other stuff AND the 8x10, you could afford an 11x14...

(Anything worth doing is worth doing to excess!)

[robert_4927]

Mark, That's true.........Percy go straight for the 16x20 and don't look back....lol

[Jorge Gasteazoro]

Percy go straight for the 16x20

Real men use 20x24..... :-)

[jantman]

I also started with 8x10. I'd never used an LF camera before, and made the jump. It took a month after the camera arrived to come up with a groundglass, lens, and holder. It was utterly amazing. And nothing else can have the same effect. Can't wait to see what the 11x14's I just shot look like...

That being said, I'd never sell my 500CM. It's just so convenient in some instances, I don't think I could be happy without the option.