David Bliss wrote: > So I'm growing increasingly frustrated with 35mm and APS-C digital. > > Solutoin: medium format. But what?
Depends on what you are shooting, and how you want to work. I love my 6x7 for landscape work, and that is about all I use it for. Yes - it is heavy, you need a heavy tripod, it's slow working with it - but that's all fine for me. The 6x7 format is over 40% larger than 6x4.5, so for really huge enlargements (which I use) it is the way to go. I probably should use large format but I'm too lazy. For other applications, a 6x4.5 might fit the bill better, and if the digital 645 compatible body ever materializes you are set for that. If size and weight really are an issue - a 6x6 TLR is light and offers a decent size neg. Can easily be cropped to a 6x4.5 size if you don't want square images. Film options will only get more limited - but I really like being able to use 220 and 120 film with the 6x7. Shooting MF is not the same as digital - you don't blast through a dozen shots and short them out later. Often one roll of 220 can get me through a morning of landscape shooting, no problem. - MCC -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, Michigan www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
