I don't know if my idea will float, but I'll throw it out there. After reading Stephen Willard's post on using a Graphic for documentary photography, it got me thinking alot about people photography, in particular enviromental portraits and my alt printing. I have not done alot of enviromental protraits using LF, the last was with a 203 Ektar on my 4x5 Graphic, but it was kind of a hassle overall and I figured that mf was more my style for this. Since Stephen's post I have been thinking quite a bit about printing portrait 4x5 alt contacts again. I am now shooting a 6x9 Graphic with a 135mm lens; It is smaller to carry and I am more likely to use it since I can carry a lighter tripod and a smaller bag. I am wondering if I could get a decent 4x5 neg for contact printing thru photgraphing a print (not necessairly my print) from a 6x9 neg. I know there will be some sort of resolution loss, but I wonder how much of a tradeoff there will be. After exploring digital negs, I just can't get my energy up to go thru the process nor can I afford the expense at the present time. I have also tried internegatives, but that too is not my style. I thought that maybe, a copy stand and a reasonably sharp lens on my 4x5 camera would allow me to get a decent alt neg off a print. What are your thoughts on this?
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