As I noted when moving from 35 mm to Medium Forman: “the more data, the better.”

I am not aware of any quality TLR digital cameras. Ninox makes a couple, but you wouldn’t like them at all. I have also used TLR film cameras and i adore them. In fact, I paid my way through undergraduate school with a Yashica 124 and a Rollei 2.8d.

Good digital alternatives may be found in Pentax 645Z or the large MP full frame 35s such as Nikon 850.

In my film days I always preferred medium format. That’s not really “necessary” with high megapixel count, full frame “35mm” cameras of today.

I wish Icould. I really wish I could. But it’s too late for me. Save yourself!

This is a close match with my C330 with three lenses, a grip and two prism finders. If I could only get a grip...

I was a photographer in the Navy so long ago that my duty station was the old USS Noah’s Ark. My first job after leaving the Navy was photographer for the Kansas State Historical Society. A good part of my work there was duplication and restoration of old photographs and glass negatives. I believe you would do well to avoid “cleaning” original photographs. You can, very, very carefully use commercial cleaning fluids on old negs, but beware.

Backmin 1957 my copy gear was a Linhof 4X5 on a tripod. It worked very well on older, yellowed or sepia prints and on daguerrotypes or tintypes, but not so well on more modern photos. Correct contrast was extremely difficult to achieve with such originals. I would have given anything for modern digital scanning and computer based software.

You may wish to consult professional lens reviews to settle this issue. My personal opinion is that there is not enough difference in quality to justify the expense.

My first camera was a 620, Kodak, Box Brownie. No problem learning to use it.

NAH. IT’S BREAD WITH KETCHUP AND CHEESE.

Clean the sensor!!!!!!!!!

Galloping god! My hunger glands just kicked into warp drive!!!!

I’M 81 and not very steady on my pins. I haven’t gone on a photo safari for five years. I miss it. I partially compensate by reading all of the photo blogs I can.

I was thinking about getting a KIEV 88, but after seeing this post I realize a Holga - ANY Holga - is far superior.

Rollie and Nikon helped kick the props out from under the Speed Graphic - the ubiquitous “standard” camera of news photogs and the curse of Navy photographers everywhere.

I traded my LX for a 503CW Hasselblad and a Contax SLR.

I know some pros who like to use a macro for portraits of men - but not for women. They especially like a macro for senior portraits of boys.