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    so, do you guys consider my 6x9 to be "large format"?

    It swings and tilts... :+)

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    Re: so, do you guys consider my 6x9 to be "large format"?

    If it is the lens and/or film planes that swing and tilt, I'll consider it large format, even if it is "just" roll film.

    But doesn't 6x9 seem a little, well, small for someone with the handle of studmuffin?

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    Re: so, do you guys consider my 6x9 to be "large format"?

    I'd call it a medium format view camera, but still fair game for this forum (unlike the old f32.net forum that was strictly 4x5" and larger).

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    Re: so, do you guys consider my 6x9 to be "large format"?

    Quote Originally Posted by David A. Goldfarb View Post
    I'd call it a medium format view camera, but still fair game for this forum (unlike the old f32.net forum that was strictly 4x5" and larger).
    When I got my first 4x5, in 1938, it was considered Medium Format. Time brings changes to most things.

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    Re: so, do you guys consider my 6x9 to be "large format"?

    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Noel View Post
    When I got my first 4x5, in 1938, it was considered Medium Format. Time brings changes to most things.
    I didn't know the words "Large Format" were of any great significance until I joined the LFPF.

    PS...as I aged and increased in girth, I slowly went from Rolleiflex to 4x5 and onward to 11x14. I found that the bigger the camera, the smaller I looked next to it.
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    Re: so, do you guys consider my 6x9 to be "large format"?

    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Noel View Post
    When I got my first 4x5, in 1938, it was considered Medium Format. Time brings changes to most things.
    By chance the first LF camera I had the opportunity to use on my own was an 8x10, so my perception of LF sizes was warped from the get-go - 4x5 has always seemed small to me.

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    Re: so, do you guys consider my 6x9 to be "large format"?

    it's "weenie large format" -but go ahead...
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    Re: so, do you guys consider my 6x9 to be "large format"?

    Who cares what we think, you're the studmuffin. If it works for you, use it.
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    Re: so, do you guys consider my 6x9 to be "large format"?

    Size is relative to the beholder.
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    Re: so, do you guys consider my 6x9 to be "large format"?

    That would have to be 6 x 9 INCHES, right?

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