Have you Ever used a Medium Format Camera?
Sep 14, 2017 11:36:25 #
wj cody
Loc: springfield illinois
ChrisT wrote:
A DSLR, or was it a film camera?
hasselblad, mamiya c330s, mamiya 645, mamiya 6 and 7 rangefinders, currently contax 645.
Sep 14, 2017 13:25:52 #
Yes, A Mamiya and a couple of different Rolleis they cause you to think more, plan your shots more carefully. I can't afford a medium format digital so I guess I'll never get the experience in the digital realm..
Sep 14, 2017 13:32:51 #
cambriaman wrote:
Yes, A Mamiya and a couple of different Rolleis they cause you to think more, plan your shots more carefully. I can't afford a medium format digital so I guess I'll never get the experience in the digital realm..
I hear ya, Cambriaman ...
But, you bring to light an interesting subject ....
The Pentax 645Z and the least expensive Mamiya MF are not a whole lot more than Canikon flagship FFs ...
If one is considering such a purchase, wouldn't one be better off taking the MF route?
Sep 14, 2017 13:35:10 #
wj cody wrote:
hasselblad, mamiya c330s, mamiya 645, mamiya 6 and 7 rangefinders, currently contax 645.
That's one mean machine, there, WJ ... a Contax 645 ... wow!!!
I'll bet you had to hunt some to find that ...
Sep 14, 2017 13:52:55 #
wj cody
Loc: springfield illinois
ChrisT wrote:
That's one mean machine, there, WJ ... a Contax 645 ... wow!!!
I'll bet you had to hunt some to find that ...
I'll bet you had to hunt some to find that ...
'twas a long search for one that had not been flogged to death. i do like it, but for ultimate printing results you really cannot match the mamiya 6 or 7 medium format rangefinder cameras. that rear element sits so close to the film plane that it just gives marvelous results. the contax, for me is easier to compose with and oddly the ergonomics of the body and grip are very nice. i was pleasantly surprised at that.
Sep 14, 2017 14:18:20 #
Hasselblad 1000F(Sold back in the Spring)// Mamiya C330(Want to sell)//Yashica Model D//Zeiss Ikonta 521/2 //Zeiss Ikonta 520/15. Camera set up to use 120mm film. Hand held and on tripod.
Sep 14, 2017 14:22:44 #
wj cody wrote:
'twas a long search for one that had not been flogged to death. i do like it, but for ultimate printing results you really cannot match the mamiya 6 or 7 medium format rangefinder cameras. that rear element sits so close to the film plane that it just gives marvelous results. the contax, for me is easier to compose with and oddly the ergonomics of the body and grip are very nice. i was pleasantly surprised at that.
I'll bet!!!!
Glad it worked out for you, WJ ....
Sep 14, 2017 14:25:10 #
Quinn 4 wrote:
Hasselblad 1000F(Sold back in the Spring)// Mamiya C330(Want to sell)//Yashica Model D//Zeiss Ikonta 521/2 //Zeiss Ikonta 520/15. Camera set up to use 120mm film. Hand held and on tripod.
Which of these are you pitching, Quinn?
(Apart from the C330) ...
Sep 14, 2017 16:54:02 #
Only one of the listed is the C330. Reason is that it too big to use outdoors, I can get the same picture with the Yashica Model D. Also I not into studio pictures.
Sep 14, 2017 16:58:56 #
Quinn 4 wrote:
Only one of the listed is the C330. Reason is that it too big to use outdoors, I can get the same picture with the Yashica Model D. Also I not into studio pictures.
You know, I never ever bought a TLR ....
Never made a whole lot of sense to me ...
I much prefer seeing the image through the lens taking the picture ...
Parallax problems, and all that ...
Sep 14, 2017 17:20:57 #
Sep 14, 2017 17:45:30 #
Quinn 4 wrote:
Each to their own.
Yup ... only RF that ever made sense to me was a Leica M ....
But, then - I bought a Mamiya Universal back in the 80s ....
Loved the fact I could make ANY size image I wanted, on 120/220 ....
That was worth the sacrifice ....
Sep 14, 2017 18:08:42 #
ChrisT wrote:
A DSLR, or was it a film camera?
I used a Yashicamat 124G, decades ago. It was basically a Japanese copy of a Rolleiflex, a 120 format twin lens reflex.
I remember the image quality being incredible, not to mention the camera being quite fun to use.
Sep 14, 2017 18:17:44 #
asiafish wrote:
I used a Yashicamat 124G, decades ago. It was basically a Japanese copy of a Rolleiflex, a 120 format twin lens reflex.
I remember the image quality being incredible, not to mention the camera being quite fun to use.
I remember the image quality being incredible, not to mention the camera being quite fun to use.
Yes, I remember it well ... still some around ....
Rollei made some pretty good cameras, huh?
I always had my eye on an SL66 ... never quite got there, though ...
Sep 14, 2017 21:20:05 #
ChrisT wrote:
You know, I never ever bought a TLR ....
Never made a whole lot of sense to me ...
I much prefer seeing the image through the lens taking the picture ...
Parallax problems, and all that ...
Never made a whole lot of sense to me ...
I much prefer seeing the image through the lens taking the picture ...
Parallax problems, and all that ...
I understand , but I never found it much of an issue unless you are shooting close.
The C330 had a parallax indicator under the ground glass that showed where the top of the photo really is.
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