So now that I figured out that my plans to build a tool chest for my hand tools this winter won't be as involved or take nearly as long as I thought it was going to, I'm again making plans (literally, drawing up plans) for something bigger than my 8x10. The design will based on my Deardorff - in fact almost identical to my Deardorff only with a bigger rear assembly and slightly beefed-up construction. I had originally just assumed that 8x20 was the format I wanted, but then I remembered 7x17 and thought maybe that it might also be worth considering.
So basically, what I want to know is this - given everything from esthetic considerations to film cost to camera weight to contact prints to anything else you can think of - is there really any big reason to go with one instead of the other? Do you shoot with one or the other? If so, what was your determining factor? Your thoughts appreciated.
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