Its not an american obsession with things big. Its not a genitelia-envy thing. Its not about looking retro. Its not about being a slow, old geezer revolting against the quick, short attention spans of young punks. Its not a big camera ego thing. What is it then? I mean it can't be about big negatives and moving bellows...
On the other side of the scale, any man standing in the middle of the street and pausing to take photographs with this, is very, very secure, or very, very gay:
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Almost same vein of dismissive comments: "Since there is little to be gained in terms of image quality over smaller formats, and much is lost in the way of portability and spontaneity, it seems to me that the possession of a large camera, such as a 10x8 can only represent a form of repressed sexual inadequacy. Would anyone care to comment?"
Ian
Huuummm!! Wonder if that has anything to do with why I recently bought a 20X24" camera?
True. I do 4x5 because it's the largest format that you can enlarge with reasonable equipment and also because a well put together 4x5 setup rivals similar MF or even DSLR setups in terms of weight - you can't get a 90 or 150mm lens that weighs between 150-200gms for those.
8x10, on the other hand is the sweet spot for contact printers - the ideal compromise between contact print size and portability.
Interesting - those are exactly the reasons why I prefer 5x7" and 24x30cm!
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Very well Les, laughing through this one for sure. Hope this find you well, from what I can tell you have been on the road quite a bit lately. Good to hear from you, Sir.
How are you these days?
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