The Necessities: A look into a 4x5 photographer.

[pdjr1991]

I had a couple thread regarding advice for various subjects including a cheap budget, lenses, ect. They're all pretty much dead and beaten. I'm still craving for information and figured a thread like this would help me and others out. I would just like an incite on what people think is necessary for them to do 4x5.

Information should include...
Equipment (Camera, lens, tripod, light meter, ect even down to film holders!) and your reasoning behind why you use it.
Your niche in photography that brought you to use 4x5.
Your process!!!

Thanks and i hope this helps me and others out that are still pretty new to 4x5.

Preeda

[BrianShaw]

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/matos-begin.html

[BrianShaw]

ignore the section on Polaroid film. OBE

[BrianShaw]

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[pdjr1991]

other useful information also available at:

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/

Thanks! but i still would like to see some APUG'rs experience.

[pdjr1991]

ignore the section on Polaroid film. OBE

i was able to test some old 55, i miss it. I hope New 55 manages to get going because i'll certainly buy a lot. Speaking of which, please include what film you use!

[BrianShaw]

What "new 55"? That is just a dream in someone's mind. I'm not really convinced that anyone has started working IN EARNEST on such a product.

I use FP4+, HP5+ when I have to, and one of the old Kodak E-6 films but I can't remember which one right now.

[BrianShaw]

BTW, T-55 wasn't even Polaroid's best product. I think T-52 was. I find it amazing that lots of folks are flailing and wailing over the loss of T-55. It only did one thing at a time... and was too expensive for etiher one of them. T-52 was a much nicer product in terms of tonality.

[pdjr1991]

What "new 55"? That is just a dream in someone's mind. I'm not really convinced that anyone has started working IN EARNEST on such a product.

I use FP4+, HP5+ when I have to, and one of the old Kodak E-6 films but I can't remember which one right now.

http://new55project.blogspot.com/ I liked the concept, negative and positive. IF they had fixed the cons than it would have been a really great film IMO. New55 is looking to do that. I have some Kodachrome i managed to get and need to test!

If you don't mind could you answer the other questions i had like gear you use ect. thanks!

[BrianShaw]

Oh, that. Yes, I now remember seeing it. I hope, for other folks' sake, to be proven wrong... but to date none of the instant film revival efforts has been particularly successful. Call me a cynic; I'd agree with you that I am.