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If you don’t care about a working meter you could probably find a Rollei 3.5F for around £500. Have a look at the Bronica SQ cameras as well. Basically a more affordable version of a Hasselblad.

I shoot a lot of Foma 100 in 10x8 and I haven’t had that issue with it either.

The Intrepid is pretty forgiving in terms of what tripod you can use, personally I use Gitzo 1 series legs (bought on deep discount on Amazon about 10 years ago) and a Arca Swiss P0 head for my 5x4 (about 3kg in total). For my 10x8 setup (about 5-6kg with lens) I use Gitzo 3 series legs and a...

I got a handcheck flying out of Terminal 4 back in October. I always ask (assuming I get denied) so I was a bit surprised when they said yes.

They’re decent cameras if you’re slow and methodical, only reason I moved my 5x4 and 10x8 on was that I tend to work on the faster end (5 to 10 mins for a portrait) so my other cameras with sturdier builds were better for my use case. The closest thing to the 10x8 in terms of weight is literally...

Bayeux in London do this as well, you can have negatives made up to 10x8. As for why, making handprints is one reason - I find there’s still a marked difference between handprint and an c-type from a digital scan. Not necessarily better but different enough to prefer one over the other...

Thank you. Yes a lot of my work recently has been portraiture of strangers.

Walthamstow High Street, 2022. Pentax 67 + Portra 160, 16x12 handprint

Walthamstow High Street, 2022 Pentax 67, 105mm f/2.4, Portra 160. 16x12" handprint on Fuji Matte

Detroit, Michigan Olympus XA, Ilford HP5, 16x12" Ilford MGRC Satin

Hasselblad 503cx + 60mm Distagon | Portra 400 | Handprint on 16x12" Fuji Matt Leica M4 + 50mm Summilux ASPH | Portra 400 | Handprint on 16x12" Fuji Matt

I've bought a few things from them over the years, sometimes they need prodding for postage but I've found them reliable. Last thing I bought from them was an Olympus XA and before that I bought a Leitz lens hood for my 50 and a Bay 2 hood for my Rolleiflex 3.5F. I didn't want to pay for...

Linhof Technika V + 135mm Sironar-S + Fuji 160NS, 16x12" RA-4 Print: Rolleiflex 3.5F, Ilford HP5, 16x12" print on Ilford MG RC Satin Leica M4 + TTA 28mm f/5.6, 16x12" print on Ilford MG RC Satin

Lake Michigan, Ludington, July 2023 Portra 160 Hasselblad 503cx + 60mm Distagon 16x12" C-type handprint on Fuji Matte. Rogers Stadium, Toronto, July 2023 Ilford HP5 Olympus XA 16x12" handprint on Ilford RC Satin

I regularly handprint 35mm Portra 400 to 16x12 and with the right setup and technique it can come surprisingly close to the 6x7 negs I print to the same size. Probably indistinguishable at normal viewing distances to be honest. Tonality is a bit nicer on the larger negs although the relative...