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.

  • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
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    3 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.