As part of my road trip with my son we stopped at a Washington Oaks Gardens in Palm Coast Florida on our way to Epcot. It was here I discovered the backing glass on my 4×5 was broken but the ground glass was still intact. I only had time for a couple of shots and […]

One large format camera in a backpack on a road trip can take up a lot of cargo space but two packs full of gear would be prohibitive on the family vacation. So with some judicious packing and selection of bare essentials I manage to pack the 5×12 and its 3 holders, the 4×5 in […]

Its starting to warm up around here and that always makes me restless to get out and photograph something. Also the new camera, the Chamonix 5×12, needed to be tested in a familiar location. But before I could go anywhere with this almost ULF camera I needed something to carry it in. I had an […]

My 2020 Christmas present to myself. Chamonix made 3 5×12 cameras this year, and I got one of them. The image above shows the size of the 5×12 vs my Chamonix 45N2 that I usually hike and shoot with. I have mounted a temporary Sinar to Technica lensboard adapter on it until I can get […]