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Wow! Beautiful, Richard!For years, I thought my "if I can only keep one camera" would be a Leica, but since getting the 203FE 4-5 years ago...
Thanks Dave. The Japanese Maple is Ektar 100, the Wedding one is Portra 160 or 400, probably 400.Wow! Beautiful, Richard!
Those colors are amazing and jump right at you!:salute:
That's good to hear, Joel. A good friend of mine had the SQ-A when I had my first 500CM. The Hassies have always been very reliable for me; by contrast, he had nothing but problems with that Bronica, service was pretty poor at solving it, and his experience has colored my impression of the camera's reliability and serviceability. Design-wise, I always thought it a fine piece of equipment but never wanted to buy into one because of Ed's difficulties.I had the 203FE years ago and loved it. It is fantastic and while I almost bought one about a year ago, the price was just too much for me. Instead, I got the Bronica SQ-A system with PS lenses. Honestly, I am very impressed and it is the best bang for the buck in the medium format film world. I love square format so it was a match made for me and where I wanted to spend my money.
Joel
My experience has been quite the contrary. It's the guys with the Hasselblads who always had their cameras repaired and always complained about them. The Hassys seemed very delicate, too delicate for on location professional work, whereas the Bronicas would take a licking and keep on ticking. All the guys who had them, swore by them.That's good to hear, Joel. A good friend of mine had the SQ-A when I had my first 500CM. The Hassies have always been very reliable for me; by contrast, he had nothing but problems with that Bronica, service was pretty poor at solving it, and his experience has colored my impression of the camera's reliability and serviceability. Design-wise, I always thought it a fine piece of equipment but never wanted to buy into one because of Ed's difficulties.
It's good to know that they can be reliable and enjoyable! I guess Ed just got a "Monday morning special" or something like that. Sad, it demotivated him and caused him to exit medium format cameras entirely.
The Bronica RF645 remains one of those "I never owned one but I'd really like to try" cameras for me...
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Different experiences, different impressions... that's all!My experience has been quite the contrary. It's the guys with the Hasselblads who always had their cameras repaired and always complained about them. The Hassys seemed very delicate, too delicate for on location professional work, whereas the Bronicas would take a licking and keep on ticking. All the guys who had them, swore by them.
Troubling.Not sure where to post this. Just received an email from Eric Peterson saying he is leaving Hasselblad after 18 years. Eric was the best Hasselblad rep ever. I have no clue as to Eric's future plans, but his leaving is Hasselblad's loss.
Not sure where to post this. Just received an email from Eric Peterson saying he is leaving Hasselblad after 18 years. Eric was the best Hasselblad rep ever. I have no clue as to Eric's future plans, but his leaving is Hasselblad's loss.
Not sure where to post this. Just received an email from Eric Peterson saying he is leaving Hasselblad after 18 years. Eric was the best Hasselblad rep ever. I have no clue as to Eric's future plans, but his leaving is Hasselblad's loss.
Is that a Road King?The images it produced:
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