Hey guys,
My name is Eli and I am relatively new to the whole LF world. I have been shooting 4x5 for around a year now as part of the curriculum here at Brooks Institute of Photography, and unlike many of my peers I have been loving every minute of it. Recently we havent had any assignments where we were allowed to use LF so when we were given free reigns a few months ago to shoot a project called "Final 6" with whatever medium we desired...I jumped on it. I wanted a "challenge" so I decided to give 810 a try. Our school had an old very beat up Sinar F laying around that probably hadnt seen any action since who knows when, so I checked it out and began the process. After spending two weeks fixing all of its leaks I finally got around to the shooting part! I photographed six holocaust survivors all on HP5 using a modified zone system technique. Well in the end I came out with some photos I am proud of and a new addiction to the 810 format. I decided I wanted to continue the project on my own and so two days ago I purchased a Walnut Chamonix 810 from Hugo Zhang.
Although I still havent taken any photos on the new camera (still trying to find a lens and film holders!) I just thought I would introduce myself and look forward to contributing and picking all of your brains!
-Eli
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Originally Posted by Brian Ellis
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