Crap....

Well, I just got my 8x10 negatives back from the lab and was horrified to find out that there is lens-vignetting going on. Normally, I am down with that but I am not going for that look on this project. Luckly, most of them are fixable, so it's not the end of the world but it defeats the purpose of having a really wide lens.

However, there is one image that might have some vignette potential:

There also seems to be some focusing issues with the lens while going in with a closer inspection. All in all, this pretty disappointing. I really like the 8x10 camera for nostalgia reasons, but I am really starting to question if it's really worth it....it's heavy, extremely cumbersome, takes FOREVER to set up a shot and is extremely expensive to process and print. Plus, the lens isn't that good and needs repair, which will cost me more $$$$.

I am starting to seriously consider selling this thing and down shifting to a 4x5. I saw one today at Central Camera on Wabash today for under $400 for a pretty nice Graflex with a bomb lens. So, we'll see...
There is even a chance that I might even (*gasp*) switch from film to digital for this project. "NO!!" you say!! "THE HORROR!!!"

Deal with it.