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Andrew Roberts,
Sw itzerland
http://www.atelier181.org;
Instagram @atelier181
‘With film, images are
more tactile. I find
when using film that
I shoot different
subjects in a different
style to when I use
digital. With large
format, I shoot mainly landscapes in the
Swiss mountains, where I have time to
wait for the perfect light. Using it helps
me to understand what the eye is
drawn to in a scene.
‘I have a 5x4in Mk4 with red bellows
which I named Lucille because of
its old-school style. I do a lot of
backpacking with my 5x4in and the light
weight of the Intrepid was an initial draw,
but I also wanted to support a company
that is making large format accessible
at a reasonable price. It’s really easy
to ruin a photo when shooting large
format because there are so many
ways to get something wrong, but the
challenge is also part of the fun.’
RichardPickup,
England
http://www.richardpickup.com;
Instagram@richard_pickup‘Primarily,I enjoy
thespecialvisual
characterof film.
I printmyown
workin a traditional
darkroomanduse
thezonesystem,
sonaturallyfilmplaysa centralpart.
I enjoytherigoursandchallenges
of traditionalphotography,andget
a greatdealof satisfactionfrom
practisingandrefiningmycraftskills.
‘I ampredominantlya street
photographerandworkmainlyin
black& white.I liketorespondto
theever-changingnatureof thecity,
a placeof chancehappeningsand
visualcontrasts.
‘I owntwoIntrepidCameras:a
5x4inand10x8in.I chosethe
Intrepidsbecausetheyareaffordable
andlightweight,andI foundthema
greatwaytogetintolargeformat- they’reexcellent“learning”
cameras.Bothhaveextendedmy
photographyin differentways.Owing
toitssmallsizeandportability,the
5x4inenabledmetodolarge-format
photographyona triptoChina.Asfor
the10x8in,I’mespeciallyenjoying
contactprintingfromitsnegatives.
Thisseemstometobeboth
technicallyelegantandverymuchin
thespiritof thisvenerableoldformat.’
Alex Hahn, Germany
http://www.hahn-photography.de;
Instagram @hahnalogphoto‘Film photography is
like a recipe handed
down from your
grandmother. If no
one cares about it,
we lose it. I learned
photography on film
cameras, and still love the process. I
work full time as a photographer, and
my clients need their pictures fast, so
shooting film makes me slow down.
My main business is architecture and
interior photography, and this is what
I shoot on film, too.
‘I own an Intrepid 5x4in Mk3, and
bought it because it’s lightweight
and easy to set up. I also love the red
bellows. Plus, with architecture, the
shift possibilities come in handy.
‘Since using the Intrepid camera,
I’ve learned to check my film holders!
Loading them takes time, and if a shot
is ruined by a light leak it’s no fun. But
I’ve also learned a lot about precise
light-metering.’Kornhaus Borgholz, North Rhine-Westphalia
Intrepid 5x4in Mk3, 150mm Schneider-Kreuznach Symmar, 1/8sec at f/45, Portra 160Pingliang Road,
Shanghai
Intrepid 5x4in Mk3,
Schneider APO-Symmar
150mm f/5.6, 1/2sec at
f/45, Ilford Delta 100© ALEX HAHN
© RICHARD PICKUP