Hello from LF newbie

[butterflydream]

Hi, all.

I took my first 4x5 photograph just yesterday with an old Silvestri H + 58mm I bought a week ago. It's new experience. I feel I'm taking real photograph. I liked the slow procedure that gives me time to think. :)

I used to take 35mm photograph on B&W films since 2001 and was recently bored with my own photos. I start LF because I thought LF photography is more thinking than just pressing shutter release from the mere reaction of my eyes seeing. I'm slow and steady, so LF will fit me, hopefully.

I bought Silvestri H, SLV and Arca Swiss F-metric and 7 lenses (all used) all at the same time, with the money I have sold nearly all my 35mm and medium format cameras. But I think I don't regret.

Cheers!
Ernie

[John Bowen]

Welcome to Large Format. Now the fun begins!

[Ralph Barker]

Welcome to the forum, Ernie, and to the LF experience.

[Rob_5419]

Welcome Ernie,

nice to see another Silvestri user here! (The forum has quite a handful btw!)

[Hector.Navarro]

welcome Ernie, greetings from Mexico.
I also starting doing LF and it's great.
You definitely can't shoot a lot of frames and then edit afterwards (as in 35mm), but the other way around: editing with the camera one single well composed image! cheers

[Capocheny]

Hi Ernie,

Welcome to the club from Vancouver, BC in Canada.

LF is an entirely different and unique experience from either 35 or MF.

And, with 7 lenses... you'll be developing your leg muscles!! :)

Have fun.

Cheers