My advice is to try and see if you can borrow or rent a field camera before you make a purchase. Once you've played under the dark cloth for a bit with a couple cameras you'll make a better purchase. Look into the lightweight DLC Canhams which you'll find on the used market every now and then. Toyo has a lightweight 45CF priced under $1000.00. I have no experience with this camera other than holding it and playing with the controls in a showroom. The nice thing about it is that you get a lightweight and compact camera that will do most anything you want, but it won't destroy your wallet, so if need be later on down the road you can upgrade to an Ebony or some other camera.
You'll find that the lighter cameras tend to offer fewer movements in order to achieve weight savings. For example, I don't think the Toyo 45CF has any rear standard movements. That is something you'll want to think about before purchasing a camera. For most landscape photography, you probably can get by without the rear standard movements, although if you want to shoot architecture or scenes with strong vertical and/or horizontal elements, then maybe you'll want to reconsider purchasing a camera with restricted movements. Search this forum for reviews as people much more knowledgeable have written nice reviews on various cameras, and that might help you along the way.
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