The LF Camera you have owned the longest and still do.

[dsphotog]

About 1982, I bought a 4x5 Cycle Poco from an nice old guy named Larry Mays, he used to hang out at the camera store where I worked. I think of him every time I look at that camera.

Correction: The prior owner's name was Ray, not Larry.

[Greg Y]

A 5x7 Deardorff (NFS....from 1938) I've had this 15 years....it replaced an Ebony 4x5, & a Canham 5x7. There is just something about the way this camera works....what a design accomplishment. Usually found with a gold-rim Dagor 8 1/2 (traded a apo-sironar s for that one) mounted on it. Some things just feel right under your hands when your head is under the dark-cloth.

[Jess C]

My 4x5 Wista DX in cherry wood since 1986. I bought it new for just a little over $500 at the time from one of my favorite camera shops which is now long gone. Come to think of it, most camera shops around here are long gone. : (

[neil poulsen]

An Arca 4x5 Classic F with the 300mm expanding rail and old style compendium lens hood (best ever) purchased in the mid-90's for $450 at a local swap meet. I wasn't really sure I wanted the camera, but it appeared to meet my needs.

[Emil Schildt]

My Gandolfi 10x8 - bought around 1990 in London. I has been a trusted friend, but for the price I paied...

My most expensive camera ever - took me 5 years to pay off...

But I'll never sell it!

[Henry Larson]

The camera that I have owned for the longest time is my 1946 Speedgraphic Pacemaker.
It still works and I still use it .

[ic-racer]

I got this Century 8x10 around 1975 for $5 at a flea market (first picture). I still have it today (second picture).

[Andrew O'Neill]

My first LF was a Cambo 4x5 I purchased used back in '93 in Tokyo. I haven't used it since since '98. Still sitting in it's box... I liked learning LF with it but it was a bit of a pain packing it around and setting it up.

[Tony Karnezis]

Oldest: a 4x5 Bender I assembled in 1998 to get me into LF photography. I'd use it but I can't find the tripod mount.

Oldest in use: a heavily used 8x10 Sinar P I bought shortly after the Bender. It apparently belonged to Bill Diebold. http://www.debold.com/

[SamReeves]

Tachihara 4x5 Field, still going after 13 years. Although that isn't all that old.