Travelwide 4x5 Camera
Traditional 4x5 film cameras are large and bulky, set on tracks and a tripod, and use multiple movable parts to focus and compose a shot. Taking a photo with one of these required a lot of time and patience, but the photos usually come out sharp and you could adjust the focus planes any way you wanted (see below).
Operation of a Shen Hao 4x5 field camera, courtesy science.uvu.edu
I came across this Kickstarter campaign today for a company called Wanderlust Cameras that pitched the idea to manufacture a $99 portable, lightweight version of the traditional 4x5 camera. It comes in two versions: a 90mm and a 65mm.
It features a 4x5 film spring back, three cold shoes, a port for a remote shutter, and the option to use no lens for a pinhole shot.
Travelwide 90 with optional accessories
a 4x5 negative (large format)
pinhole image on the Travelwide 65
images via Wanderlust Cameras
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