First Time Shooting Large Format Film | Intrepid 4x5 

Oh my man. Been waiting for this one. Welcome 🙏🏻 can’t wait to get out there and shoot soon 👀

You and Kyle Mcdougall are brother´s, when it comes to breaking the ground glass on a Intrepid 4x5 Camera.

Pro tip: when you're loading the sheets into the holders, there's no need to pull the dark slide out all the way. Just pull it out far enough so that you can feel the little notches that the film goes behind. Makes getting it back in after loading muuuch easier.

Wow. You really nailed the photograph of the rushing River. Way to go.

Bro those shots are amazing, don’t sleep on em

Those images are beautiful! A cool little vignette of that part of Washington

that river shot was too beautiful 😍😍

Love the drawn animations at the begining of the video ! Great to see that you are still challenging yourself in your content and photography !

This man got 4 usable images on his first large format experience stuff of legends right here 🙌🏾

Excellent work, as always!

Been waiting for this video for so long m8! Happy to see you shooting 4x5!

Greg's negativity broke my man's ground glass. Dude the pictures you took are really amazing. Especially the one with the wind turbine, minimalism at its best. Keep up the nice work 🙂

Amazing man! Love the photos and loving the comedy ❤️

so glad you're back!

As always nice vid Brae! All of the 4 photos were beautiful especially the river shot! Take care man

Maaaan I couldn’t wait for it!! Genius!! :))

This is the best video you have made! Every video just keeps getting better! Absolutely killn it brae!

This happens to be my new favourite video on the internet

Once you get into tilt & shift, it’s a whole other world with large format cameras. Would love to see some you make some portraits with this!

That river shot bangs hard.

Brilliant!

Awesome as always! About 5 years ago I was going over the pass and since it was winter I ended up doing a 360 on the highway. Thankfully no one else was around, pulled off at the next exit and bought chains. Moving back to wa in 3 months! So excited

Welcome to the rabbit hole!

Good funny blog and some good images , river shot was pretty decent especially for the first time out !!

this was juicy 🔥

Best video out! lol I love it man. Killed it.

Great video dude.

Intro had me in tears 🤣 dope rest of the vid 🤝

Love your content! The quality is just amazing and as a fellow film photographer I love watching your videos for inspiration and just overall because they are entertaining. While I'm happy I found a sort of hidden gem with your channel (found you sometime at the end of last year) I hope you blow up so more people get to enjoy your amazing work!

That river shot is fantastic! You should be proud of it, cracked glass or not lol

haha i can't 😆😆😆that intro is too good. The video is top-notch so many good ideas and jokes. awesome. 9:39 how can it be that you and kyle mcdougall release a video at the same time where you break a ground glass? 😆

So killer! Would absolutely love to pick one of these up.. this might be the nudge I needed. 😤

Hey there! Love you're sense of humor and the fun you had making this one. As always, your video production and cinematography is amazing. I love the slow shutter speed river photo that you made with this camera. Beautiful! ✌️

been a minute dude but great vid, awesome to see how polished these are getting. keep at it 🤙

What a timing, I shot 4x5 for the first time this weekend as well and I also feel the addiction crawling in, even though I don’t even own a large format camera myself haha. Incredible video as always! (And they should build hats with built in microphones - this actually makes so much more sense than the noise of hair or fabric rubbing against the mic when attached to clothes)

My man. 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

I love the subtle flex with the Mamiya 7. My man 🤙

okaaaaay im gassed for this one

Strong Nick Carver vibes in that first shooting sequence 😁 man, maybe it really is time to pick one of these up...

glad to be there so fast after video release

Nice to see you're rocking a Mamiya 7 now! nice!.

That long exposure was tasty

Kyle McDougall bust his large format camera’s glass in his video tonight too so there’s definitely something in the air! Another enjoyable video Brae and those images were better than you thought, especially the last two.

Welcome to the Intrepid Gang bro! I'm also a 4x5 noob so it's going to be interesting watching you learn and share your experiences. I'll make a note of being extra careful about the ground glass :P Love the long exposure, I should definitely give this a go when I find a suitable scene!

Great 😍 can’t wait to try 4x5 too.. Btw, spotted Mamiya 7!!

no lie i just cheered when you went back to the van for shot 1

Maaan so many great moments in this video, loved it! You covering the camera with your hoodie made me laugh weirdly loud while sitting at my table alone eating a jam-bread😅😅

5:25 WAIT WHAT

Holy shit, dude. I put off watching this for a few days but God DAMN this is some of your finest work. Really great stuff, man. Looking forward to the next one!

bruh i’m only 2 minutes in and already blown away by the quality of this video, keep doing what ur doing mate !!

That intro was gold 😂 cough from a puff will definitely get you lit 😅 The animation was hilarious too...overall a good watch! 👍🏾

The intro hits different fr 😂 love the photos and the vid i really enjoyed it thanks brae 😁❤️

Brea i know this video is a YEAR old but those last 2 pics were OUTSTANDING, I MYSELF just got into LARGE format and purchased a CHAMONIX 45-F2, your channel is very inspiring, sucks that you dropped the back glass and it broke man, hope you got a new one. Stick to it, you are GOOD at it, Peace.

Welcome to the LARGE SIDE bro lol. Got my 4x5 Intrepid last week to add to me Crown Graphic Special and Anniversary Speed Graphic

So cool! Please never leave the handheld mic!!

Man, you looked pissed off at the break. Well done for carrying on.

Keeps flashing a Mamiya 7 in his camera bag haha! Production quality went way up, Brae! Didn't go unnoticed, great video!

Little late on this, but beautiful work man. Sounds like a really exciting and rewarding process. It will be fun to see you go this route from time to time!

Great job on your 1st outing, it's like 1st time playing in the big kid's yard at school :-P. I picked up a pack of new55 instant film to use with my 4x5 polaroid back, including shipping to Ireland it cost $100 for 5 sheets... I'm too nervous to shoot it... Some great tips in the comments, keep up the great work!

Superb video. Lovely images and great sense of humor. I agree with Kodak adhesive strip idea in an alternate legal world where digital has yet to exist. Need to travel to the US someday and visit Washington state. Reminds me of some parts of South Island which for me is a three hour plane trip away.

Missed you, Brae.

yo this shit fire bro

A little styrofoam, taped over ground glass, will help protect it while transporting. I use Neoprene wetsuit material wrapped around camera but it is bulkier for a small pack.

congrats on starting with large format! i just built a diy-device to shoot two 4x5 negatives side by side (stereo) - making a video about it right now.

good video, some TIPS for loading the Holders, the film is notched, this goes into the holder Right side UP, use your Index finger and thumb placed on the rail starting points, so the film goes into the FILM track, NOT the darkslide track!- the fingers guide it into the right one, plus tell you if the film edge is going astray, ALSO having the slide Partly in the holder helps to detect if the film is correctly loaded. lift up on the film edge after loading, ensuring the film is in the track, and HELD there! ; close the flap, and darkslide WHITE side{or clean metal side} OUT towards you [NOT Exposed], CHECK the flap is caught by the slide!! once exposed, turn the slide over to the BLACK side!!- to say this has been SHOT, and also if the whole holder is SHOT, define it in some way, tape the ends, add string, clips or simmilar, as DOUBLE exposing is EASY, as there is NO protections like in 35 or MF cameras!!

I carry a whale on my back with both my Linhof and Bronica (and all their gear). I also self develop and scan. It's still costly because LF film is so dang expensive! Like come on! I do enjoy both though. Welcome to the club!

kodak acid tab seals would make film photography wayyy more fun than digital. kodak make this happen. T O N E Z

When looking through a large format camera, you should see an upside down image on the ground glass. I am shooting with a Benderview 4x5, home built from a kit.

If you still got that Intrepid, we need to see you shoot some portraits with it (after getting a new ground glass 🤣) before you pack it away for good. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

I move into medium format and Brae immediately moves into large format. Seems fitting lol great shots my guy!

hahahah lets go dude :)

That intro was too good 😂 I'm sure I'll inevitably get into large format, prolonging it for as long as possible 💸💸

Thanks for the encouragement to take the dive and start using the 4x5 i picked up locally. Does SpeedyePhoto develop 4x5?

great video man! i think trying different formats is really important :) at least that's what i say to justify my purchases

You’re going to convince me to get into 4x5 as well, aren’t you...? 😅 great stuff as always Brae!

The van liveth!!! Kinda of

You and Kyle Mcdougal having the same luck on the same day! Well upload day anyways... Nice images tho dude!

It’s really cool how the damaged coating on the inside of the vans glass sort of looks like snowy mountains haha! Banger videyo as always man, I reckon we’re just a few statements away from convincing kodak to actually do the LSD roll end treats ahaha

holy shit i need to go to Washington

Favorite RU-vidr 🧡 Fãs Brasileiros por aqui? 🇧🇷

that van should be a monument for your town

That intro tho 😂🔥

one important shooting tip, MAKE SURE the shutter is closed before the DARKSLIDE comes out!!, this includes the focus lever on the lens(opens shutter for composition). if you want to know why, look at Nick carvers' video where he tries out NEW 55 film, at the tail end of the trip, you will know when, HINT, there is a cash register bell going off.

Thank you for sharing! The 4 x 5 images look impressive! When you send the sheet films for developing, do you pass the whole film holder with the film inside to the lab?

These just keep getting better and better. How you do dis?? Love the van shot, btw

Bro you need to look into the Fuji G617, it's a 6x17 medium format camera with one of the sharpest lenses ever made by fuji and the negatives it produces are godly

dammn now i wanna get myself a 4x5

You just know Brae was halfway through smoking that cannon and was like, 'ya this is a good idea' and filmed the intro.

Just started a 4x5 journey myself. The only thing I'd say is to ditch the ball head. They are just to floppy. I have an old Manfrotto 3047 three-way head. It takes the weight better and is easier to center and make small adjustments with. Intrepid seems to have issues with the ground glass breaking. They do sell replacements. Also while color negs are great I love shooting B/W with HP5+ and both TMax100 and 400. I develop the negs myself and it have been nothing but fun.

Welcome to large format. Unfortunate about your ground glass. You are the second RU-vidr I have watched today that broke their ground glass. I better be careful when I go out next. lol

So awesome seeing you try out large format! Who did you use to scan your negatives? And is no one else wondering how he just casually opens his backpack without mentioning his new Mamiya 7?!

Nice :) Hoody = Black cloth :)

Nooo that ground glass breaking mustve been like heartbreak

What was the app that you used to calculate reciprocity, please? Thanks! Loved the video-it really helped me get over my nervousness in entering the world of large format photography!

I saw that mamiya 7 in the bag😎 upgrade after the pentax? 🤩

Get a acratech head!! They’re amazing

Now try Ektachrome E100 and you'd love LF even more. most light meter app like My Lightmeter Pro can measure mad correct exposure so no need for anything fancy tbh. I tried it once, could never come back to negative...

Wait till you shoot 8x10 10x12 11x14 14x17 20x24 😮my gods a 20x24 camera looks small enough for me to carry 🤣🤣🤣

Did the ground glass fall off because you didn't lock it in or something? I'm... worried about it now as I just ordered one...

what camera do you use to film your videos?