Wista Field DX45
29 Aug 2013 - storformat, wista field, ebay
I've just won a large format camera on Ebay. This will be my first foray into large format photography. I've dabbled with medium format for a while and always wanted to try out large format. The camera wasn't expensive (about $600), but the photo paper is a bit more expensive, about $8-$15 per photo, so I'll have to be a bit more economical with the shots than usual.
Then there's developing, there really is only one shop in town that still develops analog film, and I haven't checked with them if they can develop photo papers.
The camera I got doesn't come with a lens though, so I'll have to get one. I just don't know which one to get. I need to do some research here.
I've also ordered the book "The Camera" by the legend Ansel Adams for reference and information about both techniques and equipment.
And I've also seen many use large format cameras and their bellows with a modern DSLR as a makeshift digital back. You put the DSLR on a tripod behind the Wista Field, without a lens, and you use live view to focus using the bellows.
I'm looking forward to try it out!
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