1. I was much interested in the possibilities of selective (out of) focus area’s not parallel to the film plane, but in function of what you want to tell with an image. I was also interested in correcting oblique perspective lines, but later on I found that not as fascinating as I thought it would be.
2. The possibilities of very rich tonal scales and smooth transitions from dark to light, as opposed to the 35mm format
3. It was in the time that Ansel Adams’ books were popular and I found it a challenge and a plus to develop every single negative in a way that fits the specific light situation.
In fact all these reasons to practice LF still stand. How to attain these goals is a different story and in fact the problem with LF too. It’s not that easy.
Nice idea for a thread indeed!
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