I started out with 35mm film, moved up to MF and ended up using quite a bit of LF. After ending up in Afghanistan in 2006, sticking my head under dark cloths appealed less and less and so I went back to 35mm and brought in a Mamiya 7 rig for large scenics.
I've shot on Holgas and all sorts, but with the move to digital, my kit is once again becoming smaller and lighter. I still own most of the below, but here is a chronology of purchases:
5D II > Leica MM > Sony A7 > Panasonic GM-1... last series of images was shot on.... a phone (gulp).
From my work, the quality threshold (even for scenics) is now easily met by the best FF cameras (my MM and A7R easily give my mamiya 7 + Delta 100 a run for its money). Even M4/3 cameras give far more detail for street shooting than TriX 35mm ever did.
Has anyone else found that the quest for 'big' has now largely gone away with the astonishing quality of 'small' cameras? I feel completely happy with FF and below and cannot really see it changing except for very specific applications. I don't shoot high end technical work or produce huge landscapes. My work always has a documentary or less detail demanding spin on it, so I can call it a day before others perhaps can.
Has your journey been the opposite?
I've shot on Holgas and all sorts, but with the move to digital, my kit is once again becoming smaller and lighter. I still own most of the below, but here is a chronology of purchases:
5D II > Leica MM > Sony A7 > Panasonic GM-1... last series of images was shot on.... a phone (gulp).
From my work, the quality threshold (even for scenics) is now easily met by the best FF cameras (my MM and A7R easily give my mamiya 7 + Delta 100 a run for its money). Even M4/3 cameras give far more detail for street shooting than TriX 35mm ever did.
Has anyone else found that the quest for 'big' has now largely gone away with the astonishing quality of 'small' cameras? I feel completely happy with FF and below and cannot really see it changing except for very specific applications. I don't shoot high end technical work or produce huge landscapes. My work always has a documentary or less detail demanding spin on it, so I can call it a day before others perhaps can.
Has your journey been the opposite?