5x7s love that size. What about you?

[Sirius Glass]

7x9.45" is pretty close to 8x10. 5x7" is pretty optimal for 135 film.

I made simple ratio calculation:

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Please explain. I do not understand what you are saying in the table.

 

[mshchem]

I love 5x7, contact and enlargement. Saunders made a great little easel, it was marketed as a 5 in one. Nice 3/16th inch borders. Has a little bar you can move around. Take the bar out 5x7, then three different locations allow for 3 1/2 × 5, 4×5, and 5x5, also with a cardboard mask that was provided originally, 4 2 1/2× 3 1/2 prints. These show up on Ebay often.

 

[Renato Tonelli]

I love 5x7, contact and enlargement. Saunders made a great little easel, it was marketed as a 5 in one. Nice 3/16th inch borders. Has a little bar you can move around. Take the bar out 5x7, then three different locations allow for 3 1/2 × 5, 4×5, and 5x5, also with a cardboard mask that was provided originally, 4 2 1/2× 3 1/2 prints. These show up on Ebay often.

I really like that little easel for the reasons you mentioned. Perfect borders every time. I use it to make smaller prints for the family photo album.

 

[removed account4]

That’s dangerous!
Sounds awesome though! 5x7 wouldn’t even know where to start

Dangerous but fun
Careful ... Kumar is in Japan and tends to sell cameras ( some 5x7 ! )
and I think Adox still sells affordable film to feed it, otherwise X-ray or paper negatives ( negatives cost pennies ).
OR... you might end up falling off the ledge and going to thelightfarm.com, and learning
the dark art of coating your own paper / glass, and going all like 1870 ... ( its not hard, and even more fun )...
5x7 I think is the most under appreciated formats ( and print sizes ). It has something to do with the golden mean,
grecian temples, gizan pyramids, beauty, perfection or something ...

I probably shouldn't say this. ... but you can practice printing paper negatives by doing this
(https://www.photrio.com/forum/threa...t-paper-negative-process.179238/#post-2344289)
to get you started. ... again, careful you might end up "a friend of Bill" ( in a 12-step program ... ) ...

 

[braxus]

My Agfa Ansco 8x10 has a 5x7 back for it. I was told that using 5x7 would be addicting, as you can contact print it. I still need to buy some more holders (only have 1) and get some 5x7 film for it. I already have lenses, etc. Must be fun, but it will be a little more of a wait to get to using it.

 

[MattKing]

You will be able to develop two 5x7s at a time in that Unicolor developing tank.
Just saying.

 

[nadav]

I like making 5x7 proof prints from 35mm. I don’t fuss too much over them because they’re small, lots can fit on a magnetic board I have up on the wall, and I occasionally include a print with letters to pen pals. You can definitely “see” more with bigger prints though.

 

[RoboRepublic]

Have you thought about shooting in 5x7, and printing 5x7 as a contact sheet

 

[c41]

I love 5x7, contact and enlargement. Saunders made a great little easel, it was marketed as a 5 in one. Nice 3/16th inch borders. Has a little bar you can move around. Take the bar out 5x7, then three different locations allow for 3 1/2 × 5, 4×5, and 5x5, also with a cardboard mask that was provided originally, 4 2 1/2× 3 1/2 prints. These show up on Ebay often.

Could you link to an example? These sound good. I love setting up my little 5x7 trays and bashing out 5x7 prints but only have one bigger, fussier easel.
I use those ‘profolio’ albums to store my better 5x7 prints.

 

[ic-racer]

I print most of my 35mm negatives to 4"x6" on 8"x10" paper.

 

[mshchem]

Could you link to an example? These sound good. I love setting up my little 5x7 trays and bashing out 5x7 prints but only have one bigger, fussier easel.
I use those ‘profolio’ albums to store my better 5x7 prints.

This is listed on the US auction site. The center bar pictured here is in the 3 1/2 × 5 position, there's notches that allow it to be moved to 4x5 and 5x5. If you remove the bar you get a perfect bordered 5x7 print.

 

[pentaxuser]

Yes

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[blockend]

I generally print most images from a roll at half that (3.5x5 with a quarter inch border, perfect aspect ratio for 35mm), and the more special images from a roll at 5x7. I just buy the 5x7 paper and cut it in half for the smaller prints.

Agfa used to make 13 x 9cm paper, around 5 x 3 1/2". With a 1 cm border all round, it was possible to produce beautiful pocket-size miniature black and white photographs.

 

[Vaughn]

I am enjoying my 5x7 camera these days...a fun small camera after using mostly the 8x10 and 11x14. Most my prints at the gallery right now are 5x7 platinum prints framed 12x16. Sweet on a wall...just do not expect one to hold its own over a big couch.

It helps composing on the GG of a view camera when one will be contact printing. One is viewing and composing the image on the GG at the same size as the print. An image can change greatly at different sizes, and usually needs to be handled a little differently when printed at different sizes. A larger print gives the eye room to roam, and the eye might need to be herded a little differently than with a small print.

Making 2.25"x2.25" contact platinum prints is all about form...too small for detail!

Beached Boat, Early Morning
Southern Chile, January 2019
5x7 Camera...did not record if it was the 180mm or 210mm lens.

 

[ericdan]

I am enjoying my 5x7 camera these days...a fun small camera after using mostly the 8x10 and 11x14. Most my prints at the gallery right now are 5x7 platinum prints framed 12x16. Sweet on a wall...just do not expect one to hold its own over a big couch.

It helps composing on the GG of a view camera when one will be contact printing. One is viewing and composing the image on the GG at the same size as the print. An image can change greatly at different sizes, and usually needs to be handled a little differently when printed at different sizes. A larger print gives the eye room to roam, and the eye might need to be herded a little differently than with a small print.

Making 2.25"x2.25" contact platinum prints is all about form...too small for detail!

Beached Boat, Early Morning
Southern Chile, January 2019
5x7 Camera...did not record if it was the 180mm or 210mm lens.

That’s beautiful!

 

[Vaughn]

Thank you.