Ondu Eikan is a Modular Large Format Camera Designed to ‘Grow With You’
The Ondu Eikan is a large format camera system designed to "grow" with photographers thanks to its modular design.
The Ondu Eikan is a large format camera system designed to "grow" with photographers thanks to its modular design.
Photographer Aleksi Koski has created what he calls the world's first 4x5 camera that is equipped with autofocus. Called the Conflict AF45, it uses a laser-based focusing system to create what is basically a giant point-and-shoot.
Not many people own a 4x5 camera let along actually use them, which makes Lomography's new LomoGraflok 4x5 Instant Back particularly interesting. It allows those with 4x5 Graflok-equipped large format cameras to shoot with Fujifilm Instax Wide film It's niche, but should appeal to a very small, but passionate, group of photographers.
From my beginning days in photography, roughly 1969, I had the ambition to travel and make photographs. Somehow, I felt a great satisfaction in producing photographic art that came from within.
Sean from Fotodiox has created a fun step-by-step guide that will show you how to turn any portable scanner into a 4x5 digital back for large format cameras. DIY lovers, get your tools ready, this is both simple and effective.
If you’ve been wanting to get into the large format game, but the financial investment was just too rich for your blood, the Intrepid 4x5 camera might be exactly what you’re looking for.