hi Gerardo, overall I've been pleased with the camera to date. I like the fact it is simple and very lightweight. In the past, and sometimes still, I carry ridiculous amounts of weight around with me while chasing some scene for my digital work. But I've learnt over time that unless you are working at the margins where lots of specialist gear is a must, much of getting the best from a scene comes down to the skill of the photographer, not the gear itself. This is one of the reasons I've partially gone back to film and a camera like this - it helps strips me back to the basics, keeps it simple, and compared to many LF cameras I have seen, keeps the weight very manageable. Having said that, I don't think this is the camera for everybody that is thinking of LF photography. I think the key thing for some will be that the movements on the camera are limited and not precise; If you want fine, easily repeatable, control over tilt and shift then this won't be the camera for you. There are other minor things too such as the focus screen is not high quality ground glass; I have seen comments about how durable / well protected the camera is when folded; and I can easily see myself losing the screw that fixes the front standard to the base. The issues above are very minor to me though and don't detract from what I think is a great (and relatively inexpensive) little camera. By the way, I thought Intrepid's customer service was great too. They accepted a return (purely because we'd order the wrong colour) without question and very quickly supplied a replacement. Out of interest, are you thinking of buying one?
In that case I think you'll notice the weight saving. The intrepid is all wood (precision cut), with basic controls, so I imagine it will be a very different experience to the Linhof ("imagine" because I haven't used a linhof before). But hopefully you'll enjoy it as much if you end up getting one!
hi Neil, yes, agreed, 5x4 is the convention in the UK (and other countries). I gave this a bit of thought before starting this series and decided to go with 4x5 instead of 5x4 for two reasons. Firstly, Intrepid call their camera a 4x5 and the series name is a bit of light humoured play on their name so I needed to stick with 4x5 to make this work. Secondly, I thought (but could be wrong) that worldwide, 4x5 is more common than 5x4. So given the international audience on TH-cam I've stuck with 4x5 for the videos as well as the name. I might mention all this in a later video.
very intresting and very good
good video
Hello, I think you forgot to mention an essential piece of gear namely, an external light meter ! All the best.
:-) Yes, how could I forget that? Ok, I can see another video coming up...
Hi Chris
what do you think about intrepid camera ? do you like it? I am a photographer from Argentina. Best regards
hi Gerardo, overall I've been pleased with the camera to date. I like the fact it is simple and very lightweight. In the past, and sometimes still, I carry ridiculous amounts of weight around with me while chasing some scene for my digital work. But I've learnt over time that unless you are working at the margins where lots of specialist gear is a must, much of getting the best from a scene comes down to the skill of the photographer, not the gear itself. This is one of the reasons I've partially gone back to film and a camera like this - it helps strips me back to the basics, keeps it simple, and compared to many LF cameras I have seen, keeps the weight very manageable.
Having said that, I don't think this is the camera for everybody that is thinking of LF photography. I think the key thing for some will be that the movements on the camera are limited and not precise; If you want fine, easily repeatable, control over tilt and shift then this won't be the camera for you. There are other minor things too such as the focus screen is not high quality ground glass; I have seen comments about how durable / well protected the camera is when folded; and I can easily see myself losing the screw that fixes the front standard to the base.
The issues above are very minor to me though and don't detract from what I think is a great (and relatively inexpensive) little camera. By the way, I thought Intrepid's customer service was great too. They accepted a return (purely because we'd order the wrong colour) without question and very quickly supplied a replacement.
Out of interest, are you thinking of buying one?
Thank for your answer. Yes I am thinking to buy one to replace a Linhof technica i have because its very very hard to transport
In that case I think you'll notice the weight saving. The intrepid is all wood (precision cut), with basic controls, so I imagine it will be a very different experience to the Linhof ("imagine" because I haven't used a linhof before). But hopefully you'll enjoy it as much if you end up getting one!
In England we say 5x4
hi Neil, yes, agreed, 5x4 is the convention in the UK (and other countries). I gave this a bit of thought before starting this series and decided to go with 4x5 instead of 5x4 for two reasons. Firstly, Intrepid call their camera a 4x5 and the series name is a bit of light humoured play on their name so I needed to stick with 4x5 to make this work. Secondly, I thought (but could be wrong) that worldwide, 4x5 is more common than 5x4. So given the international audience on TH-cam I've stuck with 4x5 for the videos as well as the name. I might mention all this in a later video.