Help! Advice! And so forth.

[paul_c5x4]

Basically, I realized that I really don't have a lot of money and that the Graphic was going to be able to logically extend what I've already been doing in 6x6 just fine for a comfortable price.

One thing you will very quickly find out is that LF is not cheap

It won't be long before you start lusting after that SuperFandango lens for the larger image circle. Then you'll want something a bit longer for those tight shots.... Not forgetting all the film that you will burn through after making all those silly mistakes. i.e.:

• Pulling the dark slide out nearest the ground glass.

• Pulling the right dark slide while the shutter is open.

• Loading film the wrong way round.

• Forgetting to flip the dark slide and end up with multiple exposures on one sheet.

Along with plenty of other mistakes that you will undoubtly make along the way

[Zygomorph]

Oh, like leaving the lenscap on my rangefinder?

But really, I understand expensive investments. I freelance as an audio engineer and cellist. NOT CHEAP. But if you're good enough at them people will pay you to like, go to Australia to take pictures AND play the cello.

However, I must say that I've never really succumbed to GAS… if I need a bigger image circle then you can be assured it's for a VERY good reason. For example: the fine art photographers I admire the most all use large format; and they also happen to break even now and then. And a lucky few have photos worth millions and which have changed the visual culture of a generation at least. See? Practical.