"Michael O'Hara" wrote:
>Until recently I have been using a Hasselblad for casual posed
>people. Typically two lights with umbrellas. I also used Kodak
>vpsIII for the best skin tones and being negative film to get
>processed at a local commercial lab reasonably.
> Recently I bought an N90s for travelling and have heard of many
>people who do portraits with this camera. I have tried vps 35mm
>and it is way too flat. To anyone who used to shoot medium
>format, which film seems closest to vps tones? Maybe pro 100?
>Is it the film or the partially the lens also that affects contrast? I
>use a 28-200 (which I bought for travel photos). Would a fixed lens
>help or a larger ap. like 80-200 f/2.8? My outdoor shots that are
>enlarged are fine, I just can't get that nice subtle look in people
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> Any ideas?
Are you sure it is not because you have medium format expections for your
photos? 35mm just doesn't have the subtle detail (not even Leicas) that larger
formats have. I shoot medium format sometimes and 35mm just can't match
MF for image quality, especially in things like sublety of tone and textures.
David Johnson
