By all accounts, the classic 4x5 AMG photos were taken on 4x5 film. In effect, the photos sold by mail were actually first-generation contact prints. When Bob Mizer created these 4x5 catalog pages, he was taking 4x5 photos (sometimes cropped), laying them out on a large piece of cardboard, and then photographing that collection once again. Here's an example of such a catalog page, featuring the very popular Jack Conant.
