Hi guys,
I am interested in getting into Large Format.
I have seen beautiful pictures of LF 4x5
portraits.
My shooting interests are portraiture, group
portraiture, social life and low-rise architecture.
So, lenses with focal lengths of 240, 135,
75 and 65 mm. (By the way, I would only
start with one lens, the 135 mm. lens and
then a 210 or 240 mm. lens. Over time I
would get the first of the wide angle lenses,
either a 65 or 75 mm. lens. Just out of
curiosity , are there any wider focal lengths
than 65 mm. Which are the most common
ones, in case there are, to the widest of the
spectrum?
I am interested in using film for a project
I have in mind. I think it would be beautiful
to shoot it in LF. The good thing about film
and LF is that with 4x5, one can always keep
both, large 4x5 negatives and scanned copies
of it.
I had seen on e-bay several field cameras.
At first, it my attention got caught by the Wista
cameras being offered. They are beautiful!
Suddenly, Horseman 45FA and the 45HF
caught my attention. They are a bit lighter
and it's ok with me if at this starting phase
I don't do many camera movements.
What do you guys think of this camera choice?
Would you suggest any other camera instead of
this one?
Where would you suggest to buy it? Is e-bay
a good place to buy it, where else would you
recommend to take a look? You have been
here for long and you know what prices are like.
What is a price range I should think of
for a still in good shape camera of
this brand and modell?
Last but not least, some internet offers for this
camera may mention that a bellows change has
been made or one adequation of this sort or
another. When reading, which camera changes
or adequations should be like a warning for not
buying it?
Thank you very much for your time and kind
attention to this post.
Kind regards,
Ignacio
P.S. I forgot to mention that I find very appealing
Ilford HP5 and Kodak Portra 400 for LF photography.
Are any of these two films your to go films? Bergger 400
and Foma 320 look also interesting to me.
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