47 years old
47 years old
I am 60 this year, and I have been using 4x5 cameras since 1987 when I went to Ivy Tech for Commercial Photography. I got bitten by the b&w bug, and realized that the only way I could have complete control over my negatives, was to shoot sheet film. So, I fell in love with the whole process, and never looked back!
Almost 64 years old with 3 LF 4x5 cameras (Cambo, MPP, VDS) used regularly, 3 MF: Mamyia RB67 and S23, Yashica Mat (both 2 or 3 times/year), 3 Nikon F100 (quite often), Nikon D750 (often) and Fuji X100T (often). Which give more pleasure to use? Guess: VDS, F100... and D750. LF exclusively in B&W (Fomapan to lower the cost).
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I hope I'm still in good enough shape to haul my 4x5 around when I hit my 90s (and I hope Kodak or Ilford will still be making film!). I'm 24 and I've been shooting film since 2017, but only started shooting 4x5 last summer.
Sounds like solid advice to me! Between COVID and the cold weather here on the East Coast it's been hard to get out and shoot, but I'm hoping things warm up soon.
66 for me.
I see that this thread was started many years ago and I think things may have changed.
Having recently decided to blow the dust of my old Tachihara I went in search of Youtube videos about LF film photography, and just about ALL of them are by young people. I also just finished watching a video about the current LF camera manufactures, the list was a long as my arm and I'd never heard of most of them because they are new.
So I'm thinking (and hoping) that there is a resurgence in LF photography, partly because I hate thinking that all the knowledge I gained over the years is useless in this modern world. Maybe not.
I replied to a 24 year old member this morning
and forgot his name already
Tin Can
18 here. I've been shooting large format for about three years, film five, and in general ten. I hope to continue for as long as I can, but who knows what the state of film will be in the coming decades. I'm not all that optimistic.
I'm a lot older now than I was when this thread was started.
LOL. SImilar toughts got me years ago. After I went back to film from a brief spell of digital only I was scared that I wouldn't be able to use film anymore. So I got "Primitive Photography" and from there started the journey into 4x5. I wanted to go A4 as the book centers on making paper sensitive and that is the most common format here. But honestly, now I'm convinced that film will outlive me.
Long live Kodachrome! I really miss this film.... Wish I could shoot it in 4x5.
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