In Praise of 5x7... Post'em !

[ImSoNegative]

5x7 field camera, 300mm wollensak velostigmat, fp4

tree and river by goldenmageworks65, on Flickr

[h2oman]

I dig that composition, ISN. Nice work.

This was done with a 4x5, but it was begging for a 5x7 crop, in my opinion:

[Alessandro Bocchi]

Padua (PD) Italy - A series of portrait just to test the old camera before he performance at the Vintage Festival. This is Emil Cognonato.

- Camera: LUPO Aldina II 13x18
- Lens: Voigtlander Heliar 210 1:4.5 in Compound shutter
- Exposure: 2 seconds at f 4.5
- Film: HARMAN FB Direct Positive Paper - 3 ASA - size 5x7"
- Developer: ILFORD PQ UNIVERSAL 1+9 - 2 minutes at 20° C
- Stop: ILFORD ILFO STOP
- Fixer: ILFORD RAPID FIXER
- Lightmeter: Gossen Lunasix 3 reading the incident light
- Lightning: One continuous Light

- Scanner: EPSON V700 and EPSON Scan 3.81
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4

[Ken Lee]

Cup, August 2014
Kodak 2D, 10 3/4 inch Apochromat Artar
5x7 HP5+, D-23

[gene LaFord]

Nice one Ken!

gene

[SMBooth]

First weekend using my Wista Rittreck View, must say I love it. Had a few film holder loaded with Fomapan 400, which I rated at 250. Really pleased that my 90mm f8 covers the image size. Although this image is with a 180 Symmar -S.
Contact printed on to Fomalux SP111 in Dektol 1:2

[SMBooth]

I'm pretty sure they were taken off temporarily in order to paint the building. There were stacks of letters all around. I can't say it didn't cross my mind though. Who wouldn't want a giant "E" for their wall?

Somebody did a giant P on my wall once...

[Bill_1856]

Springtime in December, why not? Canham 5x7 Traditional, Graphic-Kowa 210/9, Portra 160NC. My favorite ravine with the convenient parking lot, kit doesn't even have to leave the trunk. Critiques welcomed as always.
Larry

My critique is only 4 years late, but this is lovely. One of the few woodland scenes that moves me.

[Bill_1856]

My first and still my favorite 5x7 portrait. (Working a lot right now though, so hope to do better soon).

I like it, too.

[ImSoNegative]

that is a very nice portrait