I feel like a LARGE format photographer because every time I use my 4 x 5 I feel like it is too small - although it IS handy to take on the road. Love my 5 x 7 Linhof that I bought new in 1970 or so - it ISN'T too small. And 8 x 10 ISN'T too big. I really like thinking about the image before I set up the camera and again when I see it on the Ground Glass - I find it really relaxing to spend an hour or two on each exposure. Or more.
Oh yeah - I have two Alexander Tubas as well. Maybe that makes me a large format tubist or something. They sound so damned good that it's worth fighting the strange intonation and all the tricks and oddball fingerings one has to employ to get the desired result. Just like the cameras I guess
1959 Chevy...8 x 10 Linhof...Wollensak 159mm...Tri-X
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