Erwin van den Bosch
Photography




 
Dead plant
26 april 2026
Camera: Intrepid 4x5 mk5
Lens: Nikon Nikkor-W 180mm f/5.6
Film: Ilford FP4+
Exposure: 0,5s @ f/22
Developed: Adox XT-3

Dead plant. Testing my new Intrepid 4x5 mk5 camera. It seems to work quite well. My first large format camera was the first version of the Intrepid camera. It was a kickstarter project somewhere in 2015. That camera worked but had a few downsides. So in 2018 I upgraded to a more 'pro' camera a Toyo 45a field camera. A very nice camera but also with some cons. It was way heavier then the Intrepid. And when walking with a camera every kg counts. I sold the Toyo in 2019.
It's now 2026 and back to the Intrepid! The latest mk5 model is much more refined than the first model. And it's still very lightweight.