large format

    What were “Press” cameras and what made them different?
    Jun 14, 2023 John Aldred

    With the resurgence in film, the term “press camera” pops up a lot these days. It comes up often in online auctions and marketplaces. The…

    This crazy looking DIY camera gives the full frame FOV and DOF equivalent of a 35mm f/0.4
    Jul 31, 2022 John Aldred

    You can’t beat a good DIY crazy camera and they don’t get much crazier than this. Built by Matt at DIY Perks, this particular camera…

    I built a Frankenstein large format wet plate camera from scratch for photographing ghosts
    May 6, 2022 Markus Hofstätter

    Corrine at Corrine West Photography booked a wet plate workshop with me before the pandemic started. Two years later we were finally able to do…

    Shooting Brenizer method portraits on medium format film to simulate a large format look
    Feb 20, 2022 John Aldred

    The Brenizer method has been around for a while. In fact, it’s been around since long before it was called the “Brenizer method” – he…

    How I made a DIY remote mechanical cable release for my large format cameras
    Jan 14, 2022 Cheng

    If you have been reading my blog or watching my YouTube channel, you would know that I do mainly large format photography. I often take…

    How to make a DIY Photo Enlarger from an Afghan box camera
    Sep 27, 2021 Cheng Qwee Low

    In a previous post, I shared how I converted my Afghan Box Camera into a slide projector. The principle of the slide projector involves putting…

    Shooting high end food photography on wet plate large format looks amazing
    Sep 23, 2021 Markus Hofstätter

    Everybody knows that I work exclusively on collodion wet plate portraits. So what’s the reason for food photography now? Let me try to explain. Many…

    Fujifilm might discontinue the GFX 50R
    Sep 7, 2021 Dunja Đuđić

    A few days after announcing the new GFX 50S II medium format mirrorless camera, Fujifilm may be discontinuing another one. According to recent reports, Fujifilm…

    Fuji GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 WR is a tiny and compact medium format lens
    Sep 3, 2021 Dunja Đuđić

    If you’re thinking of buying the new Fuji GFX 50S II camera, you’re going to need a lens for it too, right? Well, Fuji thought…

    This DIY large format digital camera obscura shoots the most beautiful photographs
    Aug 19, 2021 John Aldred

    The lure of large format photography attracts many. Relatively few can justify the cost of pursuing it, though. Even 4×5 sheet film gets pretty expensive,…