We all know "LF" format means anything larger than 120 roll film (Medium Format) size.
So far so good.
Is 4x5 Large Format? Yep. 5x7? Yep. 8x10? Sure. 11x14? Hey, not so fast... 11x14 is a lot more than "just" LF...
Where is the transition from LF to something bigger.
Do you folks caressing 11x14's consider youself in the transition between LF and ULF?
Now and then you hear the phrase VLF (Very Large Format) expressed for formats beyond the 4x5/5x7 universe.
Is VLF a valid category for 11x14??...
Where do the 7x17, 8x20, 12x20 folks fit into this question...?
16x20? I sure as heck consider it to be beyond "LF" territory.
But is 16x20 ULTRA Large Format?
Is 16x20 the entry price of admission to the ULF party?
20x24? Yep; ULF no questiones asked.
And then there are those folks conjuring up 24x30, 32x40, and larger wet plates.
What do we call that format?
The phrase "Mammoth" has been uses to describe such unimaginable formats.
The reason for this fuss is that I now have lenses suitable for a wide range of format sizes,
I'd like to assign descriptors for each segment of the LF community. (LF, VLF??, ULF).
Where do you see the lines?
Thanks a bunch.
Reinild
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