Where are the photos?

[BWGirl]

Hehe, she was actually correct. While conventionally it's not objectionable for you to stick an apostrophe next to a plural number, it's grammatically incorrect. The plural of 4x5 should not have an apostrophe.

From: http://www.proofreadnow.com/grammarrules.html

I may not know pyro from Pt/Pd, but I do know my grammar! hahaha Thanks, Doc!

 

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nice, thanks john!

-john

 

[snaggs]

Thanks all, you have all been really helpfull. The trial sub works, so I can see the pictures. I guess I should subscribe (I did write a letter to Ilford saying thankyou for sponsoring, so I'm not totally selfish).

Well, the Original Poster does have a point - it WOULD be great if there was a way to easily see LF photographs - there is no such place on the Web at all. You have to either know who shoots LF, like on APUG or find the very rare picture thread at the LargeFormatForum.

Thanks for understanding. I'm all sorted now, but I've just been wondering why so many other people havn't got tempted into 4x5, when you can buy a Camera and Lens from Badger for the price of a single Canon L lens.

I really do think its because newbies and lurkers can't find the pages and pages of information on the gear etc to feel confident in a decision. It was Ken Rockwells page on 4x5 which got me interested in LF.

Daniel.

 

[BWGirl]

Thanks all, you have all been really helpfull. The trial sub works, so I can see the pictures. I guess I should subscribe (I did write a letter to Ilford saying thankyou for sponsoring, so I'm not totally selfish).



Thanks for understanding. I'm all sorted now, but I've just been wondering why so many other people havn't got tempted into 4x5, when you can buy a Camera and Lens from Badger for the price of a single Canon L lens.

I really do think its because newbies and lurkers can't find the pages and pages of information on the gear etc to feel confident in a decision. It was Ken Rockwells page on 4x5 which got me interested in LF.

Daniel.

Actually, Daniel, I don't think everyone wants to shoot larger formats. There is a lot to be said for packing up a 35mm or med. format camera and going out shooting with those. There are also people who start small & work their way into larger cameras too.

I think it may not only be the gear itself, but also how to use the gear that sort of makes some people shy away.

So I think there may be as many reasons as there are people! Glad you are enjoying your trial subscription and hope you enjoy the work in the galleries!

 

[TheFlyingCamera]

I think there are two kinds of LF folks- those who were wrestled into it at the beginning of their photo education, and those who grew into it from previous experience with smaller formats. It would be very unusual, especially in this day and age, for someone to walk right into photography and with no prior experience decide to shoot 8x10, or even 4x5. There are just so many things you can learn in photography that are easier to learn first on a smaller format.

 

[Ole]

Having no (or at least very little) formal photo education, I'm a typical representative of the second kind of LF photographer.

I find that the one thing that is difficult to learn with smaller formats - and d*g*t*l in particular - is to take the time to do it right the first time. LF forces me into a slower way of working, which to me is even more valuable than the increased detail and movement possibilities. There's a limit though: The 30x40cm (12x16") camera is just too big for my taste.

 

[PHOTOTONE]

I became interested in large format (4x5 and up) right at the beginning of my serious interest in photography back in the 1960's. I didn't have access to a working LF camera until about 1969, though, and that was a crown graphic, but that started my fire. I remember this camera, I would borrow it from work and go out and shoot with it. I own it now...plus many more.