| Tired of trying to keep updated with the highest mega | | | | general purposes; 2 - wide field (mostly used for close |
| pixel resolution digital camera? Well even if one has | | | | up work and landscape); 3 - extreme wide angles |
| tried to do that, most certainly he will soon find out that | | | | lenses; 4 - special effects lenses (telephoto). However, |
| his few months old digital camera is outdated in terms | | | | one might use a general purpose 127 or 152mm lens |
| of mega pixel resolution. It's an ever changing kind of | | | | for most of his photograph sessions. In cases where it |
| product that has become very hard to keep updated, | | | | requires special lenses, such as architecture or macro |
| unless one is willing to spend more money by making | | | | photography, one will still find lots of them available in |
| purchases every six to twelve months. | | | | auction sites. Used lenses for 4x5" cameras made |
| If the main intention of purchasing a photo camera is | | | | after World War II have excellent performances |
| enlarging the image, then mega pixel resolution indeed | | | | comparable to today's modern lenses. |
| will become the main factor. In this case one might | | | | Whenever making a purchase of a 4x5" camera |
| consider a different option, which will keep his product | | | | make sure that: 1 - the bellows have no light leaks, 2 - |
| updated for years to come. I'm talking about a used | | | | the lens shutter works accurate at all speeds; 4 - the |
| 4x5" film photo camera, together with a high resolution | | | | lens elements have no fungus and scratches of any |
| flat bed film scanner. All of this for less than one | | | | kind; 4 - the focus is working properly between the |
| thousand US dollars. With all of this, one will get over | | | | ground glass and the film. |
| 100 mega pixels in fine detailed film resolution and fine | | | | The option of using a 4x5" film camera, together with |
| scanned digital images that can be enlarged up to | | | | a flat bed film scanner, for enlarging images with |
| 30x40" in size with professional quality. These 4x5" film | | | | professional quality is viable and accessible. Cheaper |
| cameras have done a remarkable job in general | | | | than top digital cameras, the 4x5" film camera offers |
| personal and commercial photography such as | | | | better image quality and will always be updated in the |
| wedding, portraiture, product, documentary, advertising | | | | future, maintaining its original value. |
| and landscape for nearly a hundred years. | | | | For those who wishes the very most detailed image |
| Where to find 4x5" used film cameras? Since some | | | | enlargement, one can always use the 8x10" film |
| of these cameras were mostly used in the past, until | | | | camera. Four times the physical film size of the 4x5", |
| the 1960's, it should be no problem in finding them in | | | | this option offers so much film resolution that it is |
| American auction web sites. Anyway, a good used | | | | considered by many as the ultimate step for photo |
| 4x5" camera with lens can be found for less than four | | | | image enlargement. |
| hundred US dollars. | | | | Sometimes analog products deliver better results that |
| As for the flat bed film scanner, one can find brand | | | | its digital counterparts. If you are doing the job of |
| new ones for less than five hundred US dollars. Just | | | | enlarging photo images, you should give it a try with a |
| make sure the scanner is able to scan films. | | | | 4x5" camera. You might just surprise yourself. |
| Whenever purchasing a 4x5" film camera, one should | | | | Roberto Sedycias |
| look for the following features: folds into a compact | | | | IT Consultant |
| box, flexible bellows, lenses that can be easily | | | | This article is under GNU FDL license and can be |
| interchanged, accepts sheet film, ground glass focusing | | | | distributed without any previous authorization from the |
| screen, easily handheld and optical viewfinder | | | | author. However the author´s name and all the |
| accessory. | | | | URL´s (links) mentioned in the article and |
| As for the lenses, there are four main categories: 1 - | | | | biography must be kept. |