Its been 3 months since I made a purchase that Ive been thinking about for 10+ years: a large format camera. My chosen camera was a ToyoVX125, which i purchased secondhand in China. The film size is 4”x5”, which means that the final image is about the size of an index card. But the main reason I have wanted to use this type of camera is to control the focus by moving the lens, or the film, in all direction.
I lugged the camera up a moderate hike in nearby Taizhou, in Zhejiang province. Im going to attempt to develop the 6 shots I took in the next week, and will post the results and write more. Here’s a shot i took of the focusing screen from inside the bamboo forest.
