4x5 contact prints are rather small by today's standards, but 4x5 negatives or transparencies may prove more useful to you in the future. If your subjects want larger prints, the smaller negatives or transparencies can be scanned, and you or the subject can have them duplicated or printed in whatever size is desired. Also, the digital images can be spread among friends and relatives more easily than the prints. 4x5 cameras, lenses, and film holders are plentiful and fairly inexpensive. If you eventually have darkroom space for an enlarger, 4x5 enlargers are more practical than larger sizes.
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