I’m joking of course, no good financial decisions are made by me at 2am.

I bought a large format film camera from 1939. Specifically a 4x5 film camera.

And I technically bought it about a week ago (at 2am), and it’s due to arrive between tomorrow and Monday.

I’ve shot a decent amount of medium format film before this (even developing it myself) but I have 0 experience with large format.

Worst case scenario I restore it and eventually sell it, best case scenario my photography hobby broadens further into more formats.

  • PrincessTardigrade@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Large format film cameras are awesome btw. Also developing large format (sheet) film was much easier than 35mm rolls in my experience, and the results are so much better. Do you use a dark room or scan the negatives to work digitally?

    Ahh this is making want to get back into photography as a hobby. Would love to see you’re photos on here!

    • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
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      4 days ago

      I’ll be developing the film myself but I do digital scans using my Lumix G9 in it’s high res mode, so the scans are about 80MP when I don’t do them in quads. Funnily enough I’ve shot more 120 film than 35mm film and loading 120 film into the developing tank definitely sucks so I’m looking forward to doing 4x5.

      I actually started building a 8x10 camera last year but hit a wall basically when it came to the shutter and also the film costs. So I put a pin in that project for the time being.

      My Graflex Speed Graphic arrived about an hour ago and I’m gonna have to do a decent amount of service on it as the shutters are both sticking and slow, though I won’t know how slow until I find my photoresistors to make something to check but they (by eye) are way off. Not to mention it’s movements are also kinda hitchy.

      But I knew it was gonna need some love when I bought it due to the fact it was made in 1939 lol

      EDIT: I’ll definitely share some of my shots here when I get them, I’ve shared some of my medium format shots on my PixelFed though if you’re curious. Not many of them but a few of them.