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L is the designation for Low Dispersion. Much better quality glass. More $$$ But optically superior.

The reference to Powell and his huge camera is referring to John Wesley Powell who explored the SW US in the late 1860’s. I do not have a camera like that. Just offering an alternative to 35mm. I hope your 5 degrees is c not f. Brrrrr. At some point nothing works. Near where I grew up holds the record for cold in contiguous US. At -69.8 f. I’m sure no photos were taken that day, at least outside. Enjoy your day.

[quote=Quinn 4]Having just sold off my last medium format camera. At one time I had six of them. Yes, one can get great pictures with one of them. Big drew backs, is the size of the camera and using it outdoor. In the summer time some problems which can be handed. Winter time outdoor use not a good idea at all. Cost of film, a roll of 120mm give you only 12 pictures. For the same price one can get a roll of 35mm film with 24 pictures per roll. People have wrote about using 120mm B&W film. Great if you are set up for developing you own film, but what about if you are not( like me). What about color film? Want lens for a 120mm film camera. You better have good credit, you will need it. If you have a 120mm film camera and it works or find one at a low price. Get a roll of film and try it out.[/quote/] Reasonable points, but when you consider Powell in his exploration of the Grand Canyon carried an 8x10 view camera....with glass plates... the weight considerations look silly. My Hasselblad weighs about 4lbs with the lens and back. I have a 42 in wide panorama, just a crop from a square negative, of Monument Valley that you can count the grains of sand and a tack sharp horizon. Try that with a 35mm. If the number of shots you want exceeds 12 shots then use digital. You can carry several magazines with different types of film loaded in them to suit the situation. You are not forced to shoot 24 pics before changing from one type of film to another. As regards processing, my town has a lab that does B&W as well as color with a couple day turnaround. I believe that Costco has a source for developing and printing medium format. I recommend self developing as an educational experience. You'll learn about metering, exposure, contrast manipulation, and the likes. Also, the fact that you can't just put the camera in the "green zone" and shoot a gazillion shots hoping for one that works, you will become a much better artist. The good news is Medium format cameras are incredibly inexpensive now. I bought a Mamiya 645 with an 80mm lens for about the price of 2 tanks of fuel in my pickup truck. The used Hassy that I bought with an 80mm cost less than their cheapest Lens that they sold 20 years ago.

I agree with the suggestion to go with medium format. If you are going to develop your own black and white negatives the developing tanks are cheap and with a simple film loading bag you can develop them in daylight, no need for a darkroom. My friend actually processes his with coffee and vitamin C. I bought a Mamiya 645 for a little more than the CLA mentioned above. The negatives are wonderful. Your whole approach to photography will change to a more deliberate and thoughtful process because of the lag between shutter and finished print. As regards a light meter, there are several apps for your smartphone, free, so try them and find one you like.

That camera appears to be a Graphlex, either a Speed or Crown. The go to camera for press photographers for decades. 4x5 format with the shift, tilt and swing on the lens board. Made WONDERFUL images with a good lens. I used one for years but only for black and white. I still have it but replaced it with a Toyo field camera.

👍👍. I read the eagle count on your lake yesterday was 275. A record for C d’A Lake.

I’m guessing that you don’t have a wife, girlfriend or daughter or you wouldn’t even consider treating a woman that you don’t know with such disrespect. We all make decisions we regret. To capitalize on that is sleazy. Just imagine Gloria Allred sueing you after trashing you all over the media. Imagine the legal expenses to get to summary judgment in court. Chump change to some, bankruptcy to you. Go make some non-explotive art if you have talent of your own.

Remember that Montana is almost 550 miles across. Imho you must see Glacier park and Yellowstone park. Totally different experiences. The problem is that they are not a short detour. Just going from one side of the park to the other and back, which is very common, will take a good portion of the day if you stop at even a few of the vista points. I spent an entire summer working and playing in Glacier and hardly scratched the surface. It is not a couple hour side trip. Physically you are closest to Glacier when you are in Missoula. Going up the Mission and Flathead valleys next to the Mission mountains is wonderful scenery. Yellowstone is also a must see. Geysers in abundance greater than any where else on earth. They both support large tourist crowds but that is because of the tremendous beauty of the areas. I have no idea of your interests so can't say much about other things you want to see, but The state is the size of the entire country of Germany, with a population far less than 1/2 of the St Louis metro area. I travel by motorcycle and enjoy the challenge of route finding so if you want to PM me I've got some opinions on other places to see in the Big Sky State.
As regards Beartooth Pass, it is almost always open by the middle of May.