Add Minolta Autocord or Yashicamat to that list. Possibly for less money as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveKarr
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Add Minolta Autocord or Yashicamat to that list. Possibly for less money as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveKarr
Yes, for instance, I bought a YashicaMat 124 (not the G but who cares) for $80 on the bay last year. The meter even works!Quote:
Originally Posted by venchka
LF photograph is like firing the cash..
As others have mentioned, LF is like owning a horse. You can buy a cheap horse, but you still have to feed it and that is where the cash really disappears. But you can still play the game on a tight budget...shoot paper negatives or ortho film. Heck you can even build your own pinhole camera in any size format you desire to keep you going until a good deal on a LF camera presents it's self. It would be a great learning experience!
OTOH - if you're willing to DYI a bit, it's not so bad, even in 8x10. I built an 8x10 box camera in November for about $150 (including Wollensak Apo Raptar process lens off the Dreaded), and X-Ray film goes for about $.25/sheet in that size. I process the film in my bathroom using D-76 and rapid fixer, and contact print out to cyanotypes (maybe 10 cents a sheet when using the Bostick & Sullivan "old style" kits). And - voila! I've got 8x10 photos for cheap!:)