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Have you ever wondered what kind of gear you should consider taking with you when shooting large format?

Have you wondered how to load film into a film holder for a large format camera?

Today’s post can answer both of those questions.  Or at least show you one photographer’s approach.

Here, Paul Butzi shows you what equipment to bring when shooting large format.

In another article, he shows how to load large format film holders

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What are BTZS Tubes? As the video mentions, they are tubes from Phil Davis the writer of the book, Beyond the Zone System.

OK, so this 4×5 Part 1 video is a bit strange, but it shows BTZS tubes in action.  BTZS tubes are tubes used for sheet film development.

4×5 sheet film development in BTZS tubes Part 1: This is the “classical” video

4×5 sheet film development in BTZS tubes Part 2:

Here is the 8×10 sheet film development in BTZS tubes video:

These were from Fred Newman at the view camera store.

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OK, since I was at Toyo’s site for the last post, I happened across this chart that equates 35mm, 4×5 and 8×10 focal lengths.

Lens Chart