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Completely forgot about this and how has it been over 12 months!?? I ended up with a Lowepro Vertex 300AW. Still shooting 8x10. Just ordered another box of HP5 before the price rise. Waiting for Polaroid to release more film. Haven;t used the 4x5 for a while, sadly and I fear the DDS that...

I'd love an Acutte matte D for mine but they're so expensive these days. Happy new camera.

Yes, it is going up. Just managed to get a box of 8x10 before the price rise thankfully. A format I'll probably never be able to afford to shoot in colour.

To be honest, for the gains, I am not sure I would be spending the extra given the current pricing depending what you want to do with it. A nice, serviced 500cm is a properly good camera, IMO. (BTW, I am glad your F5 sold. I was so tempted by that but will have to stick with the EOS 1V now)

With noticing that with the few improvements of the 501cm vs the 500cm (most, IMO negligible) and it is a lot newer, IIRC, I don't think you can change the winding knob if that is something that bothers you, although I am sure you have found this from your research. The focussing screen however...

There was a small crossover period where there were silver T* coated lenses. I had one on my first camera and that's the one I regret selling.

Long time user here of several 500cm. Sadly, prices are a lot higher than they were a few years ago but they're still an excellent camera. If you don't need any of the advantages of the later models, a 500cm is perfect, IMO. Interchangeable screens, lots of accessories, fully mechanical so need...

As you say, each to their own. I agree with the first part about the camera needing to feel out of the way and the cameras I use help me do that. Not every one of my images are in sharp focus and I am not blazing away at 20fps. I understand the advantages of such cameras for certain events and...

I rented an R3 (for free from Canon) to second shoot for someone who was using a pair of R6. Adapted my EF 50 f/1.2 to it and it never missed. All day. Every shot. Same could never be said about that lens on a DSLR but I learned to work around it's quirks. But on the R body it was amazing...

I have also never enlarged either, sadly. I have contact printed from both though with some really nice results. A chap local to me has a 10x8 enlarger which I have seen in person and it's HUUUUGE! I think I could get a 4x5 one in just about where my >6x7 one is but it would be a squeeze!

Great video! I love large format Polaroids and will be shooting a couple more this week (hopefully) and have seen 20x24 before courtesy of Elsa Dorffman's documentary. So good!

What I meant was, and it is quite well documented, that during the rise of digital and correlating decline of film, it was largely stated that it was the motion picture industry that allowed film to survive. Of course now film sales are on the rise, you're quite right that it more nuanced than...

Oh absolutely. I used the stills examples as there's definitely more people that some would think shooting stills, whether amateur or pro. Kodak still exist to produce still film BECAUSE of Hollywood. It's all to the benefit of us who shoot still film (and occasionally 8mm).

Lots. More than you would think. As @AndrewFlannigan says, guessing is such a finger in the air thing, especially from the few people on this forum who choose to shoot it (me included) but I guarantee it's more than you think. Having worked recently in used (film) camera retail and see many...

Ha. As if I care that much about it? I said I used to work there. I followed their protocol because they were my employer. I was suggesting it's probably the case for most education establishments. I don't care. I would rather people just advise the OP on where he can find parts for his...