I inherited one of these from my father. Wat do?

Shoot half a 10-sheet box, realize how expensive and difficult it is to shoot large format, be disappointed with the results, leave the thing on your bookshelf for all perpetuity while constantly bragging on /p/ about being LF master race.

did you get a tripod or light meter with it?

I do have a tripod, but its a flimsy aluminum one. should still work though. I think there's a light meter laying around somewhere but idk how to use it

>>2699150
as a 4x5 owner I can say that this is 98% true of what happens with 4x5 owners.

I shoot maybe 20 shots a year and (that's 1-2 studio sittings) and most of my friends consider me an active LF shooter.

If I shoot with a graflex can I still be considered a LF shooter?

>>2699197
That depends on the format for your graflex silly.

>>2699197
Of course.
Movements are just parlour tricks.
If you need to resort to gimmicks like keeping a bunch of flowers on the same plane of focus as a mountain range to make the shot work, then you probably shouldn't waste the sheet.

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Learn to shoot and make wet plate collodion. You'll get sucked up in the process.

Matter of fact today I'll be shooting some wet plates, I'll be sharing some stuff.

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>>2699240
>movements are gimmicks
You're what's wrong with both the English language and photography. I honestly hope you get some form of untreatable cancer.

>>2699240
>Movements are just parlour tricks.

dude im well aware that im browsing Troll Inc, the house of trolling, and that lots of stupidity is to be expected

but could you tone it down just a little?

>>2699240

>movements
>gimmicks

See me after class.

>>2699608
>>2699431
>>2699414
http://www.laurenceparent.com/
I've got a whole book by this Web 1.0, Rockwell-tier, firstnamelastname hack.
Every fucking photo is
>find bunch of flowers/body of water
>position said obstacle in between super angulon+velvia and convenient mountain range
>apply TIIIILLLLTTTT
>wait for sunset
????
>PROFIT

>>2699645
Your point?

I bet you can also find books full of images with subjects in focus.

Idiotic reductivism would have everyone shooting nothing more than pin hole cameras.

>>2699413
That looks hard.

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>>2699957
It kinda is but just at first... eventually, as you keep on doing it. It gets easy.

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>>2699150
>while constantly bragging on /p/ about being LF master race.

shots fired at Sugar?

>>2699149
give it to me

>>2699149
Cashconverters

>>2699645
every digital photo is
>find a qt grill/homeless man
>position said obstacle between rabal sensor+rabal kit lens and convenient brick wall
>apply BORKEEEH
>wait for flirty/just-leave-me-alone look
????
>PROFIT

What's the practical application of bellows on a digital camera?