Why Bother with Medium Format?
Why bother with medium format when you can go large? Base10 just bought a "Speed Graphic" on ebay and awaits for delivery. Click here for more information on the Speed Graphic and other Graflex cameras.

I really can't wait to get it. Although probably close to about sixty years in age, these cameras were photographic workhorses in their day. Some of the greatest images of the 20th Century were taken with the Speed Graphic, including the American Flag being raised on Iwo Jima, the Hindenburg explosion, and Lee Harvey Oswald being shot by Jack Ruby.

Shooting 4"x5" film, the Speed Graphic produces negatives that are 16x's the size of a 35mm camera. The one I bought has two Schneider lenses, which if in good condition, are well worth the price I paid. This camera was also made famous by Weegee--aka Arthur Fellig--who used it to capture the images in The Naked City and other books.
- posted by Base10 @ 5:35 PM