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They didn't mention the 4x5 look, 4x5 is huge [0] and gives you an insane amount of detail with shallow DoF, perfect for portraits. What cracks me up every time is that his camera uses a lens made for reconnaissance planes during ww2 [1]

I'd encourage anyone interested in photography to try film, gear is quite cheap these day (I just bought a medium format lens for 100$, it used to be sold for 1500$ less than 30 years ago), it's quickly getting more expensive though. You can easily develop your own film at home and scan it yourself too

[0] https://www.thephoblographer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/... [1] https://lommen9.home.xs4all.nl/aero/

parent lm28469 6 years ago

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