What’s a good (relatively) portable 4×5 camera to get into large format photography? I’ve been shooting film for about a year now, both with a Nikon F100 and a Fuji GM670 medium format camera. I’ve slowly been getting exposed to some of the niche corners of the film photography world (I.e. panoramic film cameras, shooting instant film on non-instant cameras, etc.), and a good 4×5 camera seems like a great next purchase that woul…

If one was considering getting back into 4×5 photography today, how would you go about it? I’m sort of thinking about branching out into offering large format film as a potential offering for my clients – it won’t be for a lot of them, but I miss it severely (I shot with a Sinar a bit in the early ’00s) and stand-dev’ing sheet film is doable for me at home without a darkroom. I don’t think I’ll necessarily need the movements of a mono…

4×5 as a beginner — anyone like me? Hello, I’m considering turning photography into a sort of side-job given my interest for fascinating stories. Now I’m near buying my first equipment, and I’m having a thought about a large-format over a “normal” digital FF. I’d like to hear the thoughts of who took the same decision, as well as the entire community of photographers. My intent, a…

What set up is there you see at parties that you can get instant 4×5 photos? Is it just a digital camera with wifi and a compact photo printer? Or is it a particular system? A friend was asking me since she saw it at a party and they charge for each photo. submitted by /u/eniallet