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If you are considering getting or using a 4x5 camera. Matt Marrash's youtube channel is a good place to start and in my opinion of the best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnNpToTfpj8

I started out shooting 120 film, after the pandemic started, I shifted to shooting 4x5 and pinhole cameras. During the shutdown I built one 2 2/4 by 3 1/4, two 4x5 pinhole and one 8x10 pinhole camera. All the cameras are a box built from foam core sized to accept sheet film holders. I used laser cut pinholes in the cameras that I purchased on ebay. The 8x10 has been my favorite. I use Arista.EDU Grade 2 photo paper for the negatives. The 8x10 is a bit slower than the 4x5's, but, it creates magnificent 8x10 negatives and prints when I do my part. I even thought about buying a 8x10 camera, but, everything about 8x10 is expensive. The 8x10 pinhole camera and 8x10 paper negatives will have to do. I printed a lot more in the darkroom than previous years. I sold a lot of unused cameras and gear. The funds from the camera sales funded a new Intrepid 4x5 camera. I started shooting shooting paper negatives in my lensed 4x5 cameras. I completed a long thought about photography