I have been ON again, OFF again about shooting 10x8 ever since I bought the Sinar conversion kit and the 360mm Apo-Sironar S earlier this year.
On Sunday I have one of my muses visiting from the USofA and I have set the studio rig and gear in place. Then I came to loading the double darks. I have only five and a number of 10 sheet packs of TMY MkII. I got through loading 4 sheets in my Harrison JUmbo tent and packed it in.
10x8 was fine by me when I had my own darkroom with a bench for loading, but in a tent: no chance of coping with that. This is not a situation that is not about to change any time soon — plus I have also wondered about changing format half way into a motif.
4x5 suits me fine in all regards. The 8x10 conversion kit is going back on Ebay tomorrow. Maybe along with the 4x5 F2 (although I do like the Sinar F2 4x5 for the studio and it forms a nice partnership with the Linhof Technika for general outdoors stuff.