I bought this old Burke & James 4×5 view camera a few days ago from a starving student in Eugene. Film gear is sooooooooo cheap these days….

I have worked my way through just a few sheets of film so far, from a box of HP5+ that came with the camera, which also included film holders, dark cloth, shutter release and a photo backpack to carry it all in. Did I say film gear was cheap? $110 for the lot.

The process, as a friend says, is do deliberate that it’s “ceremonial.” The very opposite of digital. I love it already.

Now I just need to find a cheap 4×5 enlarger….

photo: the camera, 2009