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Hmm, yes, have a Mamiya medium format SLR, M6, X100s, but 4x5 is a bit small, have a 5x7. Film cameras are much more interesting, you can have more - borrowing

Hmm, yes, have a Mamiya medium format SLR, M6, X100s, but 4x5 is a bit small, have a 5x7. Film cameras are much more interesting, you can have more - borrowing a Hasselblad Xpan at the minute.

aaronbrethorst 12y ago
I'd definitely rather have a 5x7 or 8x10 than a 4x5, but film availability for 5x7 seems...limited. I only know of ten film stocks available in a 5x7 format[1] vs. 25 for 4x5[2] (including some C-41 and E-6) and 19 for 8x10[3] (again including C-41 and E-6). And then, of course, 4x5 seems moderately impractical, and 8x10 only more so ;) [1] http://www.ishootfilm.org/film?utf8=✓&film_size%5B%5D=size_5x7 http://www.ishootfilm.org/film?utf8=✓&film_size%5B%5D=size_5... [2] http://www.ishootfilm.org/film?film_size%5B%5D=size_4x5&utf8=✓ http://www.ishootfilm.org/film?film_size%5B%5D=size_4x5&utf8... [3] http://www.ishootfilm.org/film?utf8=✓&film_size%5B%5D=size_8x10 http://www.ishootfilm.org/film?utf8=✓&film_size%5B%5D=size_8...
- justincormack 12y ago
  There is more 5x7 than that - Fuji still make some http://www.japanexposures.com/shop/film-analog/film/sheet-film/page-2/ http://www.japanexposures.com/shop/film-analog/film/sheet-fi... and Kodak Portra is available for special order, and thats just the colour ones. You used to get a bunch in half plate and European metric sizes too, although less now. (I also have an 8x8 back for my camera and cut down 8x10...)
  - aaronbrethorst 12y ago
    Ah, I see, from Japan. Cool, thanks for the links. I'll add them. edit: all of the 5x7 film listed there is out of stock :-\
    - justincormack 12y ago
      Argh, wonder if it is discontinued. You can get Rollei Ortho 25 5x7 http://www.macodirect.de/films-blackwhite-films-sheet-films-178cm-rollei-rollei-ortho-sheet-filmbr127x178cm-5x710-sheets-p-426.html?language=en&osCsid=f3987683c9a45d56e5e3ecffa22ab2d6 http://www.macodirect.de/films-blackwhite-films-sheet-films-... Also Ilford do other films ie Delta 100 in any size in their annual ULF run http://www.ilfordphoto.com/Webfiles/201457131359681.pdf http://www.ilfordphoto.com/Webfiles/201457131359681.pdf (their Ortho is 13x18cm which needs different holders but they are fairly easy to get). But yes its got much worse recently... I mostly stick to Ilford.

Hmm, yes, have a Mamiya medium format SLR, M6, X100s, but 4x5 is a bit small, have a 5x7. Film cameras are much more interesting, you can have more - borrowing a Hasselblad Xpan at the minute.

aaronbrethorst 12y ago

I'd definitely rather have a 5x7 or 8x10 than a 4x5, but film availability for 5x7 seems...limited. I only know of ten film stocks available in a 5x7 format[1] vs. 25 for 4x5[2] (including some C-41 and E-6) and 19 for 8x10[3] (again including C-41 and E-6). And then, of course, 4x5 seems moderately impractical, and 8x10 only more so ;) [1] http://www.ishootfilm.org/film?utf8=✓&film_size%5B%5D=size_5x7 http://www.ishootfilm.org/film?utf8=✓&film_size%5B%5D=size_5... [2] http://www.ishootfilm.org/film?film_size%5B%5D=size_4x5&utf8=✓ http://www.ishootfilm.org/film?film_size%5B%5D=size_4x5&utf8... [3] http://www.ishootfilm.org/film?utf8=✓&film_size%5B%5D=size_8x10 http://www.ishootfilm.org/film?utf8=✓&film_size%5B%5D=size_8...

justincormack 12y ago
There is more 5x7 than that - Fuji still make some http://www.japanexposures.com/shop/film-analog/film/sheet-film/page-2/ http://www.japanexposures.com/shop/film-analog/film/sheet-fi... and Kodak Portra is available for special order, and thats just the colour ones. You used to get a bunch in half plate and European metric sizes too, although less now. (I also have an 8x8 back for my camera and cut down 8x10...)
- aaronbrethorst 12y ago
  Ah, I see, from Japan. Cool, thanks for the links. I'll add them. edit: all of the 5x7 film listed there is out of stock :-\
  - justincormack 12y ago
    Argh, wonder if it is discontinued. You can get Rollei Ortho 25 5x7 http://www.macodirect.de/films-blackwhite-films-sheet-films-178cm-rollei-rollei-ortho-sheet-filmbr127x178cm-5x710-sheets-p-426.html?language=en&osCsid=f3987683c9a45d56e5e3ecffa22ab2d6 http://www.macodirect.de/films-blackwhite-films-sheet-films-... Also Ilford do other films ie Delta 100 in any size in their annual ULF run http://www.ilfordphoto.com/Webfiles/201457131359681.pdf http://www.ilfordphoto.com/Webfiles/201457131359681.pdf (their Ortho is 13x18cm which needs different holders but they are fairly easy to get). But yes its got much worse recently... I mostly stick to Ilford.