i think that is what i have to do; scouting first and then shoot later. Shooting large format is just so much fun..

thanks for watching! it will be great momory to capture family with 8x10 :) I am still just thinking, but will try one day 😀

Thanks for watching mate!

Thanks for watching! :)

thanks! I am still enjoying large format! and try not to go 8x10 yet 🤣

thanks for watchinng! I usually bring 4 film holders for day trip, but just too serious about each shot which I miss lots of shots.. For 8x10, it has been my dream to see nature through big ground glass; as a experience perspective not because expecting better result 🤣.

thanks for sharing you experience with 8x10. As you mentioned, due to the weight; I was planning to buy Chamonix which is same weight as my 4x5 linhof. But quite pricy..

@@RYANPARKPHOTOGRAPHY yes very pricey. Add film 4 times cost. Development is not so easy. New backpack, tripod, lenses etc... Much more windage means less opportunities to shoot. Many things to consider of the benefits of larger format are so big compared to the downsides. 4x5 is a very good compromise between middle format and 8x10.

@@SD_Alias thanks 😀 but i will still try later in the future to feel that big ground glass in the nature. It is expensive, it is heavy, and it is difficult to dev but that shooting experience side is the one that i cannot ignore 😀. i will probably stick to 4x5 as happy medium but still wanna try 😍

@@RYANPARKPHOTOGRAPHY Yes, try it if you can afford it. It's fascinating. ;) But don't sell your 4x5 equipment prematurely, try it out first with the 8x10 and see if you really go out with it as often as you imagine.

@@SD_Alias so true. I wont sell my 4x5 😍

Thanks for watching! darkroom printing and framing is my next goal as well! i watch @distphoto channel and really inspired by his works!

thanks for watching Nathan! 4x5 has been so much fun and also more portable.. but but but...

thanks alot 🥹 i am preparing for 8x10 now. i am using gitzo systematic 3 tripod and acratech pano head at the moment.

Thanks for watching! Medium format film is my go to set up 😀 Portraits is not what i enjoy except family snap :) I used to do lots of portraits and found that it is not my passion (i just love nature).

that’s comfy 😀 mine can fold up with some specific lenses but not with my lens :(

i havent really thought about 5x7 due to the film availability especially films that i use (velvia, provia)… 🥲

@@RYANPARKPHOTOGRAPHY Ektachrome, Ektar and Portra are available plus multiple B&W films. Can only recommend to think about 5x7…(lens costs!).

@@ytuberization i will have a look :) but i mainly shoot provia velvia 😭

@@RYANPARKPHOTOGRAPHY Nice film, no question. But Velvia is no longer available as sheet film and the future of Provia sheet film also questionable

@@ytuberization velvia and provia is still available in japan :) if they discontinue both of them, i will probably not going to shoot large format to be honest…

Haha, only problem is he recommend Panasonic camera all the time.. :)

@@RYANPARKPHOTOGRAPHY sounds like he really knows his stuff 😂🤣😂

@@ZakariKha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

fresnel makes a huge difference! as you mention, 4x5 ration make me to think differently; and i shoot square format for medium format!

Thanks for the very detailed realistic advice! Yes, I expected to have very heavy set up (not for all occasion; but when it need). I have been really enjoying 4x5 as I mentioned in the video, but always wanted to try 8x10 in the nature like Ben Horne or Shane Dignam (I think he use Canham and Toyo!). Toyo looks very nice and good like my linhof but in terms of weight; Chamonix is about 2.9kg which is very attractive but too expensive at the same time. Canham is another option from my research. If you out in the nature with film camera, we should catch up :)

@@RYANPARKPHOTOGRAPHY Do not forget: A light and sturdy 8x10 setup will cost a fortune!

thanks! i shot about 60 sheets for the first year.

I think one of the best thing of film photography is that you cannot blame gear. film produce exactly what you set up. because of that I decided to study bit more :) Thanks for watching!

I regularly print small ones and print up to A3+ at home.

Thanks alot for all the comment! I am 100% understand that 8x10 camera does not improve my photography but using 8x10 and seeing through 8x10 glass has been one of my dream in terms of shooting experience :) As I mentioned in the video, I will study more; and your advice will be also very helpful! other thing is that I am considering to change my linhof to Chamonix camera to reduce weight while using 4x5 for hiking; What do you think?

@@RYANPARKPHOTOGRAPHY Camera brand/type should never be the prime consideration for any view camera. It is your image goals followed by lens types that drives camera choice. Unlike digital or roll film box camera where they are limited to brand compatibility, view cameras are essentially a light tight box that is flexi in the center with a lens mount on one end of the box and a place for ground glass and film holder on the other end. The current fashionable view cameras are Chamonix considered the "desirable light weight field folder" with the Intrepid being low cost entry camera.. all this ignores the many, many other field folders made-produced over the many decades. IMO, for hiking, your current 4x5 Technika works as it is a reasonable trade-off. For 8x10, expect the outfit weight to go up by a factor of 4x or more. This is due to all other stuff related to being able to make 8x10 images. Camera is a small part of the overall outfit weight/bulk. Essentially, 8x10 is NOT a good sheet film format for hiking at all regardless of camera/lens/tripod/number of film holders chosen due to it's inherent size/weight/bulk and all related. Or the camera can weight 2Kg and the entire outfit still weights over 20Kg.. Then comes lenses for 8x10, modern plasmats like your Schneider will be 300mm ( normal focal length for 8x10) or longer. This means a# 3 shutter which is MUCH larger than the# 1 shutter on your current Schneider and the lens itself is greatly larger. Typical 300mm plasmat has a 95mm to 105mm front filter size. To equal the 210mm your current focal length on 8x10 would be about 450mm. If you think the 300mm modern plasmat is huge, a 480mm modern plasmat is huge_er in every way. Typically front filter size becomes 112mm.. Alternative is to use f9/f11 APO process lenses which outperforms the modern plasmat in every way. None of these long focal lenght lenses are low cost today due to the number of foto hobbyist wanting to do 8x10.. In all examples, 8x10 film is a pricy endeavor today. The other question that must be answered, what prints are to be made from 8x10 film? Realty is, there are few if any 8x10 projection enlargement facilities today. That era died decades ago. Scan then digital, 8x10 has little advantage as smaller sheet film formats can easily exceed the capabilities of scanned digital files (drum scanned 4x5 can exceed 1GB easy). The only place today where 8x10 film makes any print sense is contact prints and alternative print process like platinum or carbon printing where a direct contact print negative is required. Even so, many make large film negatives from digital files for contact printing.. Ask again, what are your print goals and how does 8x10 film fit into this print making goal? Fact and reality is, many photographers view 8x10 as the "ultimate" film format. Reality is, 8x10 is not the ultimate film format and is full of extreme limitations. Much like a decadent dessert after a great meal, once that experience is done, repeating that experience too many times becomes dull and burdensome in every way. If you're bent on going up sheet film size, the best trade-off sheet film is 5x7/13x18cm. With camera related gear slightly larger than 4x5, best choices of lenses of any sheet film format and modest increase in overall outfit weight trading off little if any image quality over 8x10 and there is far less film flatness issues with 5x7/13x18cm compared to 8x10 and the film holders are less than 1/2 the size of 8x10. It is the near ideal LF film format. The current view camera are a Linhof 23s Technikardan, bag and standard bellows, 6x9 super rollex back, 55mm f4.5 Grandagon, 75mm f4.5 Grandagon, 105mm f4.5 Super Topcor, 127mm f4.7 Kodak Ektar, 180mm f4.8 Sonnar, 270mm f5.5 Tele Arton, Minolta spot F, 100mm square filter set with a special made on camera filter holder and all the related view camera stuff. The Technikardan offers full camera movements front and rear, stability of a monorail, no issues with using wide angle lenses with no limits on camera movements.. For 5x7 outdoors, Sinar Norma with Sinar shutter, standard and bag bellows, 115mm f6.8 Grandagon, 165mm f6.8 Angulon in barrel (or 150mm Super Symmar XL, copal shutter), 10" or 12" Kodak commercial Ektar in barrel, 19" f11 Goerz APO artar in barrel. 6 film holders, Minolta spot F, 100mm square filter set on Sinar filter holder and all related view camera stuff. Monorails are highly preferred over any field folder due to camera movement abilities, ease of switching over to a bag bellows and overall stability. With the Sinar, it is modular and can be made up to nearly any view camera configuration as needed. Weight/size wise, not different enough over any lighter weight field folder. Both cameras go on a Berlebach wood tripod, Linhof 23s Technikardan gets a GItzo three-way head, Sinar Norma gets a Sinar pan-tilt head. Both cameras live in fitted cases that is wheeled around in a pull-along wagon. There is no possible way they will be carried.

GFX 😍

True.. Thanks for watching!

i shot 35mm for many years and i still shoot 35mm 😍

2:30 I zoomed in: 1. Set up 2. Compose w/ basic focus 3. Detail focus 4. Measure exposure & Adjust setting 5. Recheck focus 6. Close shutter 7. Shutter check 8. Insert film holder 9. Check shutter closed 10. Remove dark slide 11. Shoot 12. Insert dark slide (other way) 13. Good!

That list was on my first large format video before; Those steps looks dumb, but that saved many of my shots :)

Thanks for watching! I will go through all the photographer you recomended (Andrew Baruffi is one of my favourite as well!).

thanks mate! i am still enjoying LF :)

still haven’t 😅