Intro to large format

I took delivery of a simple but well-designed (why but? why not and?) 4×5 box camera yesterday, and this morning was my trial by fire of loading a 4×5 film holder.

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Less frustrating than I thought: evidently, I am used to finding my way in the dark. Now, I have no idea — or perhaps too many ideas — of what to shoot. Two frames before I head back home to develop and reload: I’m seeing metalwork or other clichés of large format monochrome.

Here’s a discussion of how cameras of this design look.

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