Too small for contacts (now I happen to like 5x7 prints myself, but I am talking about he great unwashed masses here), to big for most enlargers. There are a few dedicated folks who swear by 5x7 around however. I have always wanted a 5x7 Speed Graphic, but that is more because of the nifty leaning photos you can shoot with it than the size of the negative.
-- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- William Robb wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "graywolf" > Subject: Re: Interview w/Pentax exec > > >> The ideal format for landscapes is at least 20x24. However most >> landscape photographers are wimps, and refuse to backpack one of them >> about. <GRIN> > > I would like to get an 11x14, since this is the size of print I tend to > make most of the time. > I always wondered why 5x7 floundered, at it was almost twice the area of > 4x5 with a not tremendous increase in camera size, and a better aspect > ratio as well. > Gaak, all this talk of sheet film makes me feel the need to shoot some > film and to clean up my darkroom enough to print it. > > William Robb > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
