Anyone have any thoughts on the quality of slide repro with bellows vs say a Nikon 5000?
Have owned the 5000 before and loved the results. However, was shooting only film at time. Shooting digital only now, it's not worth it at the moment to reacquire one for very periodic film use.
Since I am contemplating a simple bellows (e.g. PB-4) kit for some macro and basic T&S work with either one of my Mamiya Lenses or an enlarging lens, if the slide-repro results were good enough, I might pick up a pre-F5 (size) Nikon SLR such as an F3 variant, F4 or maybe an FM3A to stick in my pocket.
Having owned the FE2, despite my love for it, the mirror slap with the low body mass was a bit of an issue, so am leaning to an F4 -- that and the F4's ability to matrix meter with older glass.
I'm not looking for the best acuity here - only good results for choice shots that focused more on 'the moment'/mood vs. Nth degree acuity that would (likely) be converted to B&W and printed on matte.
Any input and samples would be great.
Have owned the 5000 before and loved the results. However, was shooting only film at time. Shooting digital only now, it's not worth it at the moment to reacquire one for very periodic film use.
Since I am contemplating a simple bellows (e.g. PB-4) kit for some macro and basic T&S work with either one of my Mamiya Lenses or an enlarging lens, if the slide-repro results were good enough, I might pick up a pre-F5 (size) Nikon SLR such as an F3 variant, F4 or maybe an FM3A to stick in my pocket.
Having owned the FE2, despite my love for it, the mirror slap with the low body mass was a bit of an issue, so am leaning to an F4 -- that and the F4's ability to matrix meter with older glass.
I'm not looking for the best acuity here - only good results for choice shots that focused more on 'the moment'/mood vs. Nth degree acuity that would (likely) be converted to B&W and printed on matte.
Any input and samples would be great.