[APML] Large Format Question

[Roland Roberts <roland@astrofoto.org>]

Anybody here do 4x5 for things like constellation portraits?  I've
been wondering ever since I posed for a friends portfolio and saw his
4x5 films.  The idea of having a film the size of a decent print is
very enticing, but...

There is the entry cost of acquiring a camera and lenses and then the
learning curve.  What I have noticed is that most 4x5 cameras are
designed for special effects; e.g., controlling perspective and being
able to deliberately vignette.  Things I don't want to do.  I've even
wondered about trying to build a medium format camera and just buy a
lens and board and film back; i.e., trying to think of how to get to
large format cheaply.

So, does anyone here to large format and how did you get started?
What equipment do/did you have?

roland
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