One of the biggest decisions you’ll have to make as you venture into large format photography is which camera you’ll be shooting. The key here is that there is no right or wrong answer. My job is not to tell you which camera to buy, but to highlight the differences between the styles of large format cameras. Everybody has their own preferences and goals with large format, and camera choice is a key part of accomplishing those goals.
In one sense, the camera is just a box that keeps light from striking the film prior to exposure. There are three main styles of large format camera to choose from: Monorail Cameras, Press Cameras, and Field Cameras.

Though there are some specialty cameras out there that fall somewhere in between the above categories, those three make up the vast majority of choices in the realm of large format cameras. Ultimately, the choice will be needs and preference based, and so long as you're comfortable shooting with the camera you have, nothing else matters. Please just remember folks, at the end of the day, the large format camera body is nothing but a box preventing any extra light from the lens to the film during exposure. There's plenty more to large format where that came from!

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