Large Format Cameras

You might not have a large format camera in your home especially the average consumer might not, but maybe you have heard about it. If not, do not worry, we can help you; give you the basic information and more. Large format cameras use large photographic film materials for the pictures taken.

Large format film includes large format film cameras, view cameras (including pinhole cameras) and other processes that use large film material. Large format film starts generally at 4 x 5 inches or bigger. 4x5 large format cameras where often used by the associated press and 8x10 large format cameras are sometimes used for landscape and scenic pictures.

Ultra Large format cameras do exist too, they work with film material in sizes like 16x20 and 20x24. The Polaroid 20x24 inch is an instant camera and is one of the largest format cameras in use. The camera can be hired from Polaroid agents all over the world and weighs 235 pounds. It is a camera on wheels and has been used by many well-known photographers for their artistic projects. The reason some photographers used a large format camera is if magnified lots of times the detail is there.

Phillips large format cameras are also available on the market. Phillips produces two different lines and the cameras can only be directly bought from the company itself. The camera can be tailored to different needs and comes in the sizes 4x5 and 8x10.

The first large format SLR camera was probably sold in 1884. Companies also offer large format camera accessories such as large format camera bags and cases, large format camera tripods, large format camera dollies and also large format camera mounting accessories.

Used large format cameras and accessories are for sale online and sometimes at special photo stores. Some companies still produce new large format cameras and sometimes you can catch a large format camera sale on the Internet. Large format cameras sales are not a very common sight since equipment so specialized most often gets produced as special orders. If you are looking for a large format camera for sale you could try ebay or other photography specialized pages and see if somebody posted an add about a used one. If you do not quite have the budget for a large format camera you could try to go for a medium format camera since their quality and resolution might be a good enough compromise for the work you are trying to do.