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Hey have any of you ever built a large format camera? I've
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Hey have any of you ever built a large format camera? I've built a monorail 4x5 camera, and I can't see anything in the back of the camera, even when the shutter is held open. Maybe it's because I bought a really cheap ground glass? Anyone have any experience with large format cameras?
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>>2837769
Are you under a cape? Because you probably won't see shit unless you put a jacket or something over you...
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>>2837779
Yeah I tried that. Still can't see any semblance of an image tho
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>inb4 lens set to f/64
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>>2837769
I had a friend who built a life-size brownie camera. The negatives are 7' x 3' I think
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I figured it out guys. The bellows was just extended too far for me to see an image. Thanks for the help
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