I did a project a while back where I had to photograph Connecticut offshore lighthouses with 4x5 black and white (4x5 or larger required by HABS/HAER).
What I used was a Crown Graphic (or might have been B&J Press camera), with the standard 127mm(?) lens.
It was from a mid sized motorboat, so you had to hand hold the camera, and I used the sports finder (the wire frame that comes up from the lens board, where you sight through a circle on the back of the camera) Don't crop tight, you need some slack in case your framing isn't perfect.
I used the 1/250 sec shutter speed, and f:16, if I remember right, with Tri-X 320.
It turned out fine. Remember to shoot at least two sheets of everything.
Here is a view of the Stratford Shoals lighthouse attached.
Test this all before you do the real shoot.
Insist on a relatively calm day.
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