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Samuel Axelsson
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Hi all,
I wanted to share with you some of my recent pictures taken with a Phase One P20 and a Hasselblad 503CW.
This is actually my fourth DB. I've had a Lightphase 6 mpx, an H20, a P21 and a P20 that is what I'm using now.
I've been reading with interest the discussions about how versatile a DB is, about "toys" we buy etc...
My opinion is this: We don't buy DB for fun or fancy, because we are rich (I'm not). For me is not only a question about quality, the edge is there without doubt. It's about the essence of photography, how we interact with our tools, how the camera feels in my hands, and how the prints look.
I've used the 503CW inside the most dense forest of Sweden, at home with very little light or in the middle of the streets surrounded by people, always with the feeling that I'm doing what I love most and that I'm using the best tool I can afford to achieve my visions.
If you're comfortable with the camera in your hands, you can do almost everything with it .
Sincererly, I don't use a 35mm, not because it wouldn't be possible to work with it, it's only that i doesn't feel like me. It may sound stupid but it's the way I feel. My 1Ds was sold almost unused, my 350D has been in the box about 6 months just used for eBay sells....
I think Medium format has a lot of things that has nothing to do with pixel count. And everyone denying the qualities of a MF camera just because of silly pixel comparisons should give it a try and experience it personally. It if doesn't click, well it doesn't. No more excuses needed.
But for me... just the feeling of walking downtown listening to a good jazz record with my 503CW in my hands...
Anyway, here goes some pictures, I'll add a few more later:
I wanted to share with you some of my recent pictures taken with a Phase One P20 and a Hasselblad 503CW.
This is actually my fourth DB. I've had a Lightphase 6 mpx, an H20, a P21 and a P20 that is what I'm using now.
I've been reading with interest the discussions about how versatile a DB is, about "toys" we buy etc...
My opinion is this: We don't buy DB for fun or fancy, because we are rich (I'm not). For me is not only a question about quality, the edge is there without doubt. It's about the essence of photography, how we interact with our tools, how the camera feels in my hands, and how the prints look.
I've used the 503CW inside the most dense forest of Sweden, at home with very little light or in the middle of the streets surrounded by people, always with the feeling that I'm doing what I love most and that I'm using the best tool I can afford to achieve my visions.
If you're comfortable with the camera in your hands, you can do almost everything with it .
Sincererly, I don't use a 35mm, not because it wouldn't be possible to work with it, it's only that i doesn't feel like me. It may sound stupid but it's the way I feel. My 1Ds was sold almost unused, my 350D has been in the box about 6 months just used for eBay sells....
I think Medium format has a lot of things that has nothing to do with pixel count. And everyone denying the qualities of a MF camera just because of silly pixel comparisons should give it a try and experience it personally. It if doesn't click, well it doesn't. No more excuses needed.
But for me... just the feeling of walking downtown listening to a good jazz record with my 503CW in my hands...
Anyway, here goes some pictures, I'll add a few more later:
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