I have decided to get back into 4x5.
I originally screwed up by getting a Cambo Legend rail camera that was way too heavy for how I want to shoot. I also decided that, at 64 years old, my remaining life in retirement is just too short to deal with all the endless errors available in large format, each of which must be found, one at a time, at $3 a pop. I was going to go ahead and include color film in 35mm in the cheapest way possible - Kodak Vision 35mm in 400ft bulk rolls and home processing.
That was 2 years ago.
Recent threads on the use of color film (strongly reinforcing Ansel's statement that looking at a color photograph was like listening to a piano that is just slightly out of tune) have convinced me that it would be sheer madness to use my limited time on this earth to try to tame the beast that is color print photography.
I have decided that, with a lot more patience and care than I have exercised in the past, successful large format Black and white photography will be possible.
However, light, high quality field cameras are way too expensive for me. A Graflex View camera, in good shape, appears to be a very viable option. They are simple, but sophisticated. They fold up into a nicely small package that can easily fit into a photography backpack. Having held one in my hands a few years ago, I dimly remember it as not being too heavy. I've searched, even on graflex.org, but haven't been able to find its weight. Does anybody know?
