Hi there...
I've read more about MF the last month or so that some subjects in University...
So I want a MF system : I have no MF lens or whatever, so no legacy , I'm free to choose whatever I think its more appropriate.
I'm down with a few contenders, my only limitation is, as usual, budget; I budget around 1000 pounds, or 1300 euros / 1800 usd for a basic working setup. Yap, few goodies can be added ( and will ) after, but for a lens + camera + back thats what I want to spend.
So, here are the contenders :
Hasselblad 500 C/M + A12 Back + 80mm CT 2.8 Lens
PLUSES :
Weight ( compared to other MF systems )
WLF
6x6 square format
HUGGGEEE second hand market for lens and accessories
Price ( around 600 pounds )
MINUS :
No meter
FUJI GX680 III
PLUS :
Near Large Format size
Very Adaptable
Tilt / Shift / Whatever you can throw at it
Looks the buissness !
WLF
6x8 format plus 6x6 and many others
MINUS :
Man, its big
Not handholdable unless I'm the Governor of California
Tripod a must, period
Mamiya 645 AFD
PLUS :
Meters
Imprints exposure information on film
AF ( sort of Plus... )
Easy to use
MINUS :
6x4.5 - is it really necessary to have this and a good 35mm like I already do ?
Will compete directly with my Leica's
no WLF
CONTAX : I dont like them
BRONICA : I dont like them
Hasselblad H1/H2 : price out of my reach for what I want ( I want this for a fun more relaxed project )
Rollei 6008 : no, please
Mamyia RB/RV 67 : nope, too big, too akward.
I'm also considering two other options :
A Wista / Shen Hao camera ( not kidding )
Forgetting about all this buisness and go on with my life, getting enough money and go M9 or H3D...
Want I want is simple : A nice MF camera that I can shoot slides with, with good lens selection and that is handholdable. If it's something that MUST lives on a tripod, I frown at it... I know that 4x5 cameras must live at a tripod but at least they have massive negatives that are worth the trouble...
I would love something with a meter, can't understand ( and I've read a lot ) if a Fuji GX680 III has a meter with a WLF - that would be my dream camera... or Actually a Hasselblad 203FE, that has metered WLF but price is way too high... I would bite the bullet on a 203 on the spot, even without back and lens...
I'm really confused and just want something that gives me a new fresh photographic perspective and challenge at the same time - something that wont compete with my film Leica's... That's why I'm turning away almost 645 AF systems, because I think they are too close to a SLR hence I will put them down easily..
So basically, I want :
Something that meters, has a WLF and doesnt cost an arm and a leg. Ideas ?
ps : I know that a 4x5 field camera doesnt have a WLF neither meters...
ps2 : I'm thinking about giving a crap about the budget, double it and go with a Linhof 612 or a Fuji 617. Then getting divorced and have enough free time to use my large format panoramic camera.
ps3 : help !
I've read more about MF the last month or so that some subjects in University...
So I want a MF system : I have no MF lens or whatever, so no legacy , I'm free to choose whatever I think its more appropriate.
I'm down with a few contenders, my only limitation is, as usual, budget; I budget around 1000 pounds, or 1300 euros / 1800 usd for a basic working setup. Yap, few goodies can be added ( and will ) after, but for a lens + camera + back thats what I want to spend.
So, here are the contenders :
Hasselblad 500 C/M + A12 Back + 80mm CT 2.8 Lens
PLUSES :
Weight ( compared to other MF systems )
WLF
6x6 square format
HUGGGEEE second hand market for lens and accessories
Price ( around 600 pounds )
MINUS :
No meter
FUJI GX680 III
PLUS :
Near Large Format size
Very Adaptable
Tilt / Shift / Whatever you can throw at it
Looks the buissness !
WLF
6x8 format plus 6x6 and many others
MINUS :
Man, its big
Not handholdable unless I'm the Governor of California
Tripod a must, period
Mamiya 645 AFD
PLUS :
Meters
Imprints exposure information on film
AF ( sort of Plus... )
Easy to use
MINUS :
6x4.5 - is it really necessary to have this and a good 35mm like I already do ?
Will compete directly with my Leica's
no WLF
CONTAX : I dont like them
BRONICA : I dont like them
Hasselblad H1/H2 : price out of my reach for what I want ( I want this for a fun more relaxed project )
Rollei 6008 : no, please
Mamyia RB/RV 67 : nope, too big, too akward.
I'm also considering two other options :
A Wista / Shen Hao camera ( not kidding )
Forgetting about all this buisness and go on with my life, getting enough money and go M9 or H3D...
Want I want is simple : A nice MF camera that I can shoot slides with, with good lens selection and that is handholdable. If it's something that MUST lives on a tripod, I frown at it... I know that 4x5 cameras must live at a tripod but at least they have massive negatives that are worth the trouble...
I would love something with a meter, can't understand ( and I've read a lot ) if a Fuji GX680 III has a meter with a WLF - that would be my dream camera... or Actually a Hasselblad 203FE, that has metered WLF but price is way too high... I would bite the bullet on a 203 on the spot, even without back and lens...
I'm really confused and just want something that gives me a new fresh photographic perspective and challenge at the same time - something that wont compete with my film Leica's... That's why I'm turning away almost 645 AF systems, because I think they are too close to a SLR hence I will put them down easily..
So basically, I want :
Something that meters, has a WLF and doesnt cost an arm and a leg. Ideas ?
ps : I know that a 4x5 field camera doesnt have a WLF neither meters...
ps2 : I'm thinking about giving a crap about the budget, double it and go with a Linhof 612 or a Fuji 617. Then getting divorced and have enough free time to use my large format panoramic camera.
ps3 : help !