Thread back on track!
What, no more revisionist interpretive sidetracking for political argument's sake?! oh....good.
My only ULF camera is a Star Mammoth that shoots 18x20 if i recall for the largest plate. Since I see no reason (personally) to make a giant mugshot portraits in wetplate (it would scare the dog), my intent is do do landscapes, a la Watkins. My lens of choice to mount on the rare lensboard (of two) was a Dallmeyer Wide Angle Rectilinear, no. 3. This is the type of lens, along with the Harrison Globe and a few others, that was used in the day. They are still sharp, and work fine. But I do have a Mammoth CC Harrison, and extremely long Hermagis that might go on it one day too!
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Personal experience has a lot to do with it sometimes. I paid a fair amount for my B&J 11x14 because I had the identical-but-smaller B&J 8x10, and knew it's big brother was exactly what I wanted. (But I feel sorry for the bank account of someone who loves their 8x10 Deardorff and wants an 11x14...)
"I love my Verito lens, but I always have to sharpen everything in Photoshop..."
Ease of changing from horizontal to vertical.
Ability to have custom modifications to the camera.
Richard Ritter made my 7x17 for me. As I was thinking of 8x20, Richard suggested I purchase an 8x20 camera with a 7x17 reducing back. Would have NEVER considered that on my own.
If film holders come with it.
Could Xray film be cut to fit the format.
Are you covered for hernia repair.
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
Please do add it to the data base - I'll start the entry. 18x20 was a fairly common format at one point.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...q-U/edit#gid=0
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