nikonf
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Good day,
My name is Mike Herring and I have been a photographer for more than 35 years. I started with 4x5, medium format and 35mm systems in the US Army and also ran the photo lab in my unit.
After the Army service, I worked part time as a commercial and (heaven forbid) wedding photographer using 4x5 and Hasselblad cameras.
Recently, I have been using Nikon and Canon DSLRs because when I used film I always bought the lenses I preferred and then purchased the bodies I needed.
These days, I do mainly landscape, macro and some architecture and I am not satisfied with the images at 12mp.
I would like to move to medium format for the superior quality as I have been able to view the RAW images the digital media department at Mercedes-Benz USA produces (I am an employee).
I would very much appreciate any recommendations you experts can provide regarding a digital back or digital back and camera.
The only medium format camera I still own is a late model Hasselblad 503 CW and an 80mm Planar CE lens. I also have an Arca-Swiss 4x5 and a Linhof Technikardan 4x5. Therefore, in essence I need to know whether I need just a digital back and a few lenses or an entire system.
Are any of the large format lenses I own good enough for digital? I have a 55mm APO-Grandagon, 72mm Super-Angulon XL, 110mm Super-Symmar XL, 150mm Sironar-S, 210mm Sironar-N and both Nikkor AM lenses: 120mm & 210mm.
I probably would be content to have 3 prime lenses for digital and a macro lens, but I am open to any suggestions. Even, heaven forbid, a zoom lens option. Also - how superior is a 22-31mp medium format digital back to a 21-24mp DSLR from Canon, Nikon or Sony? Is it vastly superior in a 20x30 inch print? I have been informed the digital back sensors are inherently superior because these do not use any filters.
Lastly, are there any dealers in the NYC area you would recommend?
Thank you very much for your time, effort and expertise.
Sincerely,
Mike Herring
[email protected]
My name is Mike Herring and I have been a photographer for more than 35 years. I started with 4x5, medium format and 35mm systems in the US Army and also ran the photo lab in my unit.
After the Army service, I worked part time as a commercial and (heaven forbid) wedding photographer using 4x5 and Hasselblad cameras.
Recently, I have been using Nikon and Canon DSLRs because when I used film I always bought the lenses I preferred and then purchased the bodies I needed.
These days, I do mainly landscape, macro and some architecture and I am not satisfied with the images at 12mp.
I would like to move to medium format for the superior quality as I have been able to view the RAW images the digital media department at Mercedes-Benz USA produces (I am an employee).
I would very much appreciate any recommendations you experts can provide regarding a digital back or digital back and camera.
The only medium format camera I still own is a late model Hasselblad 503 CW and an 80mm Planar CE lens. I also have an Arca-Swiss 4x5 and a Linhof Technikardan 4x5. Therefore, in essence I need to know whether I need just a digital back and a few lenses or an entire system.
Are any of the large format lenses I own good enough for digital? I have a 55mm APO-Grandagon, 72mm Super-Angulon XL, 110mm Super-Symmar XL, 150mm Sironar-S, 210mm Sironar-N and both Nikkor AM lenses: 120mm & 210mm.
I probably would be content to have 3 prime lenses for digital and a macro lens, but I am open to any suggestions. Even, heaven forbid, a zoom lens option. Also - how superior is a 22-31mp medium format digital back to a 21-24mp DSLR from Canon, Nikon or Sony? Is it vastly superior in a 20x30 inch print? I have been informed the digital back sensors are inherently superior because these do not use any filters.
Lastly, are there any dealers in the NYC area you would recommend?
Thank you very much for your time, effort and expertise.
Sincerely,
Mike Herring
[email protected]