I'm in the process of figuring out my very first LF camera purchase. I am leaning to a relatively light camera which I can use on day hikes and for packpacking. Before I can plan out the lenses I will be buying, I will need to know the formats I will want to shoot. I am considering either using traditional film loaders or using rollfilm with my 4x5. I guess I can do both! Having the ability to shoot 6x9 and 6x12 rollfilm is very appealing to me, but I understand I can just crop the image from a 4x5 negative to yield similar results. I have two questions:
1) How heavy are the rollfilm backs? Let's say a horseman 6x9 and a 6x12. How heavy is a typical modern sheet film holder?
2) Are their any disadvantages to using roll film over sheet film? Is it harder to focus the image on the ground glass?
I have considered using Fuji Readyload, but am hesitant because of the limited emulsions available. I appreciate any experience that you might offer!
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