Originally Posted by
StoneNYC
Thanks for sharing, I'm at the precipice where I'm not sure I'm happy with my 4x5 and would like 5x7, but film availability is higher with 8x10, but I also can't wrap my head around cutting sheet film, I tried it once with some x-ray film trying to cut down 11x14 to 4x5 and went through two sheets and couldn't cut a single sheet properly. Although, I was doing this in my Harrison tent because that's the only dark space I have. I scan everything, but I don't do any heavy editing work that a normal person couldn't do in the darkroom, probably less since I don't even dodge or burn...
Your system sounds like it makes a lot of sense, but why not just use one 8x10 camera with a 4x10 and 5x7 reducing back instead of 2 cameras, wouldn't that save a little weight? Or is it a "don't put all your eggs in one basket" thing?