Hi,
First of all I'm a newbie. I've been into 35mm for decades, but now I've seen the light.
I've seen so many great deals using 4x5 format, but the more I read about 5x7 format, especially here in this web site, I feel that's where I need to be. My love is landscape photography. The moment I saw landscape in LF I realized I was using the wrong format, i.e., it ain't in 35mm.
I realize everything is hard to come by in 5x7 and I should be starting out in 4x5 just to learn the 'ropes' but I'm not as young as I used to be so I'm anxious to get started out in the format that I want to develop and print in.
I've read the LF section of 'The Camera' and the one by Simmons, but I still have questions and am hoping you can help.
I've seen camera's such as Ansco, B&J, & Kodak advertised on ebay without film backs, film loaders, or lens board. If I purchase one of these camera's without the film back, lens board, etc, can I purchase any 5x7 film back, film loader or lens board or does it have to be for the specific camera that I purchased?
thx,
rudy
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