large format
Irix’s 45mm f/1.4 is now the world’s fastest medium format Fujifilm GFX lens
Jan 21, 2021
John Aldred
Well, that was a surprise. We knew Irix had a fast medium format lens on the way because they released a teaser a couple of…
Irix teases upcoming f/2.8 or faster medium format lens for Fuji GFX
Jan 19, 2021
John Aldred
Well, this is an odd one. Instead of continuing their full-frame lineup and adding to their existing range of 11mm, 15mm, 45mm and 150mm lenses,…
I turned a 610mm World War II spy lens into a 10ft long large format macro camera
Dec 16, 2020
Pat Brownewell
You didn’t ask to learn about bellows extension factors but we’re going to cover it with the most absurd camera that you may ever see!…
You can now shoot 400 MP images with Fuji 100 GFX
Nov 25, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Firmware version 3.00 has just been released for Fujifilm GFX100. The latest firmware update adds the Pixel Shift Multi-Shot function to the camera, which combines…
The LomoGraflok Instant Back lets you use Instax Wide film with your 4×5 large format camera
Sep 2, 2020
John Aldred
Lomography has today announced a very requested item from the large format film community – the LomoGraflok 4×5 Instant Back. While many large format shooters…
Photographer turns his front door into a camera to take socially distanced portraits
Aug 13, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The current pandemic has killed creativity in some of us, but it made it improved it in others. Some photographers have been finding creative ways…
Hasselblad finally releases the tiny 907X 50C medium format camera they announced a year ago
Aug 13, 2020
John Aldred
Well, it took a while, but Hasselblad has finally announced the availability of their 907X 50C medium format camera. You know, the one they initially…
How I shot this wet plate portrait of a sword-wielding medieval knight
Jul 13, 2020
Markus Hofstätter
The task was clear – an original portrait of a Medieval Knight Sword Fighter (national champion). So I planned to do a collodion wet plate…
Intrepid cuts straight down the middle with their new lightweight 5×7 large format camera
Jul 9, 2020
John Aldred
Large format cameras typically come in two sizes these days. They’re either 8×10″ or the more common 4×5″. But there is a size in between,…
Fujinon GF 30mm f/3.5 R WR is the latest lens in Fujifilm’s medium format line-up
Jun 30, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Fujifilm has just expanded its line-up of medium format lenses. The Fujinon GF 30mm f/3.5 R WR is a wide-angle prime designed for the G-mount…