I'm going (I hope) to "panorama heaven" on the Amtrak's Zephyr with a side trip up to Yellowstone. Yup, I've planned my very first LF excursion out west for this summer and was considering taking either a 4x5 or 5x7 camera. This is the first time I've boarded a plane and train with LF gear. I'd like to shoot with the Canham 5x7 Traditional with a half dark slide but acquiring color emulsion has become a problem in 5x7 (Badger's special order has not come in yet and it IS April; their ETA target delivery date). Apart from stitching I have two choices:
1. 4x5 with that marvelous Ektar film
2. purchase a 6x17 back that takes 120 film for the 4x5's standard Graflock back.
I assume you folks compose on the ground glass, remove the glass, attach the 120 holder, pray for film flatness and change the roll every fourth shot. Is that right?
3??? Is this an option: purchase a non-Canham 6x17 roll film back that will fit my Canham Traditional 5x7? Are there such things
(BTW: I have no problem developing color and I use an Epson 750 scanner.)
It occurs to me I'm going to spend a lot of my vacation LOADING film one way or another! (hey, another first: use of emoticon)
The weeks following my acquisition of the 5x7 saw two Canham backs go for about the same price but that was a big month of bills for me. Anyway... what would you suggest I do?
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