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Hello to all,
I'm testing the waters of medium format photography and want to learn more about 2x3 cameras which, if I understand, accepts 120 roll film. I love the way a press camera feels and handles and want to try on my own tilting and shifting, but don't want the bulk nor the 4x5 format... yet as I can't support it as well as 35mm and 120. I'm probably going to use it for landscape, architecture and possibly portrait shots, if I don't scare people away with it in the first place. Information is rather spotty on the web and LF users in my home country are few and far between.
Thus, I wish to know:
-What are the disadvantages with a 2x3 camera compared to a real 4x5 press camera?
-Are all graflock backs from all manufactuers useable?
-Am I sane to think about using such a camera when I came from a 35mm background?
-What are the makes and models of 2x3 cameras to look out for?
-Are the lenses used by 4x5 cameras all useable on a 2x3 camera? If not, how do I look for one that is useable?
-Is it alright to use a "small" format on such a big camera?
-Any other cavents?
It's alright if you sigh after 1,231,1232 such requests, and I would appreciate if you would simply point me in the right direction if you are too tired to type out the same response yet again
Thank you, and feel free to correct me if I have said anything wrong.
Samuel
I'm testing the waters of medium format photography and want to learn more about 2x3 cameras which, if I understand, accepts 120 roll film. I love the way a press camera feels and handles and want to try on my own tilting and shifting, but don't want the bulk nor the 4x5 format... yet as I can't support it as well as 35mm and 120. I'm probably going to use it for landscape, architecture and possibly portrait shots, if I don't scare people away with it in the first place. Information is rather spotty on the web and LF users in my home country are few and far between.
Thus, I wish to know:
-What are the disadvantages with a 2x3 camera compared to a real 4x5 press camera?
-Are all graflock backs from all manufactuers useable?
-Am I sane to think about using such a camera when I came from a 35mm background?
-What are the makes and models of 2x3 cameras to look out for?
-Are the lenses used by 4x5 cameras all useable on a 2x3 camera? If not, how do I look for one that is useable?
-Is it alright to use a "small" format on such a big camera?
-Any other cavents?
It's alright if you sigh after 1,231,1232 such requests, and I would appreciate if you would simply point me in the right direction if you are too tired to type out the same response yet again
Thank you, and feel free to correct me if I have said anything wrong.
Samuel