Yes, it´s funny.
Here my camera collection some years ago
and it hasn´t gotten any smaller since then... on the contrary...
wow, amazing! can't compete with that:
the older cameras are from my grandparents (rolleiflex, around 1950) and parents (olympus OM10, from 1982).
my 180 mm macro lens has proven to be very useful for my slow-motion particle videos!
ROFL. Depends a bit on what you want to do but yeah, it does take (a lot) more time.
I'm well equiped with cameras. From 16mm miniature over 135 to medium format 6x4.5-6x17 and 4x5. Using them is fun. But then the pain begins if you don't have a fixed darkroom and/or scanner setup. Each time rebuilding the bathroom is fun for once of twice but then the magic fades fast. And I really don't have an idea where I could put up that 4x5 enlarger...
I used some tilt in the front standard to adjust the plane of sharpness.
Without that, I would need to stop down to f/22 or even f/32.
65mm f/4 -- you can buy these lenses used for less than half what I paid for mine.
I have a Beseler 45 enlarger and a Minolta "head" with xenon flash tubes. Unpacked in the garage for 8 years.
Oops sorry - my brain was thinking CLE. 🤪
I think Panasonic had a joint project with Leitz for a while. I had an early Lumix with a Leitz lens. Sadly, I dropped my shoulder bag because the strap broke and my laptop crushed the camera. Laptop was ok though. 🙁
On a different subject.
It’s like calling a Mercedes Metris transit van a Chrysler 😂
The USPS is switching to Mercedes vans for mail trucks after nearly 40 years of the old Jeep like Grumman LLV. I think parts obsolescence is the main reason. But my mail carrier said the van is way better and easier to use, carries more, is more comfortable. Imagine driving a 37 year old car 8hrs a day. How would it compare to your modern car.
I think Panasonic had a joint project with Leitz for a while. I had an early Lumix with a Leitz lens. Sadly, I dropped my shoulder bag because the strap broke and my laptop crushed the camera. Laptop was ok though. 🙁
On a different subject.
It’s like calling a Mercedes Metris transit van a Chrysler 😂
The USPS is switching to Mercedes vans for mail trucks after nearly 40 years of the old Jeep like Grumman LLV. I think parts obsolescence is the main reason. But my mail carrier said the van is way better and easier to use, carries more, is more comfortable. Imagine driving a 37 year old car 8hrs a day. How would it compare to your modern car.
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Actually, 150 mm on 4x5 is equivalent to 50 mm at 35mm, so it shouldn't be a big deal to get reasonable DOF at f/16.
Some may even argue that 150 mm is a "short normal" for 4x5 and push for a 210 mm instead. There's a lot of slop in 4x5.
Tom