Which film camera should I use?

While there are many formats of camera from:

110

35mm

120

to
8x10
inches
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it is quite important to use the right format for the project one is working on. While photographers might base all their work on the use of one format or even a specific camera, it should be remembered that each camera has certain characteristic which may or may not be useful for the type of work you want to undertake - so there is no one camera for all situations.

For instance it is valuable to consider the camera format.

When we talk about formats we are referring to the film size. Film has the ability to record only a certain amount of information per square cm and the larger the format the more detail that can be recorded. It might be unseen, but even digital cameras have a ccd which is a fixed physical dimension.

While larger formats like 4x5 inches or 8x10inches have the ability to record exceptional amounts of information they require cameras that are less mobile and take much longer to set up than a smaller format like 35mm. As larger format cameras like 8x10" use comparatively longer focal length lenses than smaller formats like 35mm, the depth of field also decreases accordingly.

For the Drawing from Nature Project I used a range of cameras including 35mm SLR camera, a 120 SLR and a panoramic camera

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