4x10 or 5x12?? Anyone shooting these??

[Scott Davis]

I also have the Canham 5x7/5x12 combo. The 5x12 is wonderful in that configuration, and there's something about that extra little bit of acreage with the film that makes a 5x12 print feel so much more "Right" than a 4x10. The 4x10, even though it is exactly the same proportions as a 5x12, feels longer and skinnier, and it also looks small. You don't get that with the 5x12. The only downside to 5x12 is the need for custom holders, and the best source for them qualitywise has been very sporadic with their availability.

[Keith Pitman]

I've been shooting 4x10 for several years. I like the format, but have found that contact prints are a little small for my taste. I enlarge them onto 8x20 paper and find that size more satisfactory.

[Jim Becia]

I shoot 4x10 and find it very easy to cut 8x10 film down to size. However, I shoot color and using 5x12 would not make sense. A 4x10 makes one hell of a 30x75 print (I output using an Epson 9600.) Generally, a 4x10 would be smaller and lighter than an 8x10, lenses are a little easier to come by as their coverage need not be as great, and while you need 4x10 film holders, they are not too hard to come by either. Where an 8x10 would have an advantage is in being able to shoot a 4x10 vertical. I have to try and "flip" my camera on its side which is problematice at best. I love the format. Good luck. Jim

[Keith Pitman]

I got this idea from a posting on APUG. Makes it easier to mount the camera. Using a panoramic camera vertically is a little wierd: you have to reorient yourself about how the controls work.