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35 as well...bought a speed graphic when I was 17, was forced to use a

view camera in photo school and spent my following years after

graduation in sveral small dark closets loading film holders for hours

on end & earning minimum wage....never dreamed I'd be using a view

camera to make a living, but after almost 10 years now, I'm starting

to almost enjoy it...in a moment of temporary insanity earlier this

week I bought an old kodak 8x10, so we'll see where that goes right

now it's hogging up what little empty space I had in my darkroom, so I

guess I better get shooting.....

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I'm 48....my exposures average 30 seconds.

 

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Started with 6X6 in '68, moved to 4X5 in '79, swerved into 6X7 in 85,

and 8X10 in '97.

 

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Bounce around all of those and do a little digital from time to time.

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20, shooting 4x5 large format for about 6 months now. Like Tony, I'm a

medical student (however nothing as hardcore as MD/PhD). I suppose

lugging a 4x5 monorail around the streets of Melbourne beats the old

stereotype of medical people having Hasselblads and not knowing what

to do with em...

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living here in the west I HAVE seen other large format photogs in

places like Death Valley, or Bodie ghost town. So far they've always

been too good to talk for 30 seconds to the likes of me! So consider

yourselves lucky if you never stumbled into one!

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Per - I've also got 55 good reasons NOT to schlep around a LF rig.

But it's a persistant passion.

 

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cj - The condo won't be nearly as satifying.

 

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ALL CALENDARS LIE!!!

 

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I've learned more by my 19 years of photographic failures and I have

by my successes.

 

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-Steve

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i started to shoot lg format back in the 70's with a 5x7 kodak

found out about pyro from old photo books from the turn of the

century the experiens became like a religion i'm 52 and have

shared with my sons the beauty of the medium. i guess i taught

them to see before the camera format became important i have

never shot out west only the intimate landscapes of new england

years ago when walking around with a view camera people

always asked "do you shoot weddings" no they say oh your a

real photographer !

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Hmm...If things go really well, I`ll be 47 in January. Started with a

borrowed 35mm in 1972. Now that I think about it, all these years of

traveling, and I`ve rarely seen anyone use anything other than 35mm.

In the past I`ve used up to 11x14, but have to say that 5x7 and 6x12

have become my favorites.

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OK, OK if EVERYONE else is going to post on this one I guess I don't

want to be left out. I'm 44, started photography in college with a

Nikon FM. I needed a major and Photography sounded fun. I had a blast

and did well. After shooting for a few years for pleasure and working

in photo labs for money I sort of petered out. I guess partly because

all I had at the time was 35mm equipment (I had tried 4 x 5 at school

with there equipment) and became unsatisfied with the quality. I felt

limited to 5 x 7 prints or maybe 8 x 10. And partly because I spent

all day printing other peoples negs and chromes. Anyway, last year I

started remembering how much I had loved photography once apon a

time. Which brought me to purchacing a 4 x 5 kit. So hopefully I

still got it. I�ll let you know. ;-)

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I am 31, I've shot 35mm since I was 4 years old, medium format

for the past 6 years, and 4x5 for a couple of months now. I

bought an old speed graphic to try out large format to see if I

liked it, and am now having a blast. All those years shooting

smaller formats, I've really been missing out.

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I'm 45. I started developing b&w film when I was 12 with a kit I received as a birthday gift. I use 4x5, 6x6, and 6x9 mostly. All my cameras are about 50 years old. I like the single coated optics of that period. I also shoot some color film. The darkroom has a powerful hold on me. It's darkness and quietness are great for thinking about everything. I am an amateur in photography. I only do it because it makes me smile.

 

Greg Rust

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32. Started shooting in high school photo class. Went to Cal

State Long Beach and got my BFA in Fine Art Photography.

Worked as a graphic designer & for a studio photographer for a

while. Now shooting mostly for myself and a few weddings. Oh

yeah, I shoot with an Ebony 23s. It's 6x9 but still a view camera!

:o)

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38 Been doing 35mm seriously for 4 years, off and on for 15. Tried 6x6 with a Yashica A, and 6x9 with an Ansco Commander, and a Moskva 5. All of which I still use every so often. I am new to 4x5. Bought a Super Graphic, (rangerfinder removed) at Christmas 2001. Have shot 30-40 sheets, and love the process and the results! I hope to be doing this when I reach my fathers age of 84!
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Wow, some great responses. I'm 41, been shooting 35mm for 20 years, MF for 3 years and now I've got the fever for 4x5. I'm not even a newborn in 4x5 yet. I've assembled my lenses and loupes, etc. but my new Arca Swiss isn't due to arrive until next week. But I think the camera store is having labor pains from all my phone calls asking when the camera will get here!
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49... Just bought my first 4x5. I've been shooting more-or-less seriously for about 6 years, the first three years exclusively 35mm, the last three years almost exclusively B&W MF.

 

I'm surprised � and pleased � at the number of responses this question has received. I had no idea that there were as many LF'ers on this site as there is!

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