Re: RE Books/Sites on 67II

[Pat Curran]

Thanks William,
 I am learning from every reply - this list is one
hell of a knowlege pool!

Pat

.> >Just curious about
> > the type of photography 6x7 format people are into, especially
> landscape
> > work and the ability of the format to sell pictures when compared
> with other
> > medium formats. On  page 36 of his book "Professional Landscape and
> > Environmental Photography", Mark Lucock refers to the 6x7 format as
> the
> > 'golden format' because picture editors need to do almost no
> cropping. This
> > one sentence has sold me on the 6x7 format, but I would like to get
> some
> > more opinions on this, especially from 6x7 users.
>
> 6x7 negatives enlarge beautifully.
> The downside of the 6x7 format is that it is sometimes impossible to
> secure enough depth of field.
>
> >
> > The question I am getting at is: Given any one photographer's
> ability to use
> > various medium formats to the best of her/his ability, will the 6x7
> format
> > sell more pictures?
>
> Tough question. I don't have an answer.
>
>
> William Robb
>
>
>
>

Re: RE Books/Sites on 67II

[Pat Curran]

Paul Stenquist wrote:

>I'm very fond of the 6x7 format and love both the dimensions and the high
resolutions. But, no, it won't sell more pictures.

Thanks Paul - this is the type of info I'm after

Regards,

Pat

Re: RE Books/Sites on 67II

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "Pat Curran"
Subject: RE Books/Sites on 67II



>Just curious about
> the type of photography 6x7 format people are into, especially
landscape
> work and the ability of the format to sell pictures when compared
with other
> medium formats. On  page 36 of his book "Professional Landscape and
> Environmental Photography", Mark Lucock refers to the 6x7 format as
the
> 'golden format' because picture editors need to do almost no
cropping. This
> one sentence has sold me on the 6x7 format, but I would like to get
some
> more opinions on this, especially from 6x7 users.

6x7 negatives enlarge beautifully.
The downside of the 6x7 format is that it is sometimes impossible to
secure enough depth of field.

>
> The question I am getting at is: Given any one photographer's
ability to use
> various medium formats to the best of her/his ability, will the 6x7
format
> sell more pictures?

Tough question. I don't have an answer.


William Robb

Re: Books/Sites on 67II

[Pat Curran]

Pix Wrote:

> At one time, I was determined to jump into this system, then I picked one
> up! :) Along the way, I picked up some links on the 67, some of which
cover
> the 67II:
>
> 
> 
>

Thank you Pix - those are the type of links I need.

Pat

RE Books/Sites on 67II

[Pat Curran]

Hi William,
  You wrote:

>Problem with that is the web destroys any quality difference between
formats. I tried doing a comparison one day between 6x7 and 35mm, and
>the results on the web just didn't do justice to the huge difference in
quality.

OK, I accept the extra quality will not show on the web.- Just curious about
the type of photography 6x7 format people are into, especially landscape
work and the ability of the format to sell pictures when compared with other
medium formats. On  page 36 of his book "Professional Landscape and
Environmental Photography", Mark Lucock refers to the 6x7 format as the
'golden format' because picture editors need to do almost no cropping. This
one sentence has sold me on the 6x7 format, but I would like to get some
more opinions on this, especially from 6x7 users.

The question I am getting at is: Given any one photographer's ability to use
various medium formats to the best of her/his ability, will the 6x7 format
sell more pictures?

Being a Pentax fan, I am drawn to the 67II model but do not know a whole lot
about it. This why I would like to get hold of some books and have a look at
any recommended sites on:

A) 6x7 photography in general and

B) Pentax 6x7 model reviews/comments etc.

Thanks Guys,

Pat

Re: Books/Sites on 67II

[Pat White]

To see examples of pictures shot with the P67, check out magazines like
American Photo.  This month's issue has a picture of Janet Jackson (one of
the 4 covers, the one where she's reclining on a white sofa, it's also
inside the magazine) shot with a 67.  The camera is very popular with
fashion shooters, along with the Mamiya RZ67.

Bruce Weber uses 20 (!) P67s, 5 every day on a shoot.  There was an article
in the English magazine Practical Photography about his shoot for the
Pirelli calendar last year.  6 days, 12,000 pictures, crew of 49.

Pat White

Re: Books/Sites on 67II

[Pix]

At one time, I was determined to jump into this system, then I picked one
up! :) Along the way, I picked up some links on the 67, some of which cover
the 67II:




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On 8/29/04 7:01, William Robb wrote:

> 
> - Original Message -
> From: "Pat Curran"
> Subject: Books/Sites on 67II
> 
> 
>>> Don't worry Pat, I thought it was really funny
>> 
>> Thanks Cory :)
>> 
>> While setting about selling some 35mm shots to picture libraries
> and waiting
>> for some extra cash from the (I hope) sales, I would like to learn
> as much
>> as possible about the 67II.
>> 
>> Can anyone recommend useful books or sites on this camera - I know
> the
>> 'brotherhood' exists as a subset of PDML and if any of you guys
> have work
>> done with this camera on the web, can I have your site addresses?
> 
> Problem with that is the web destroys any quality difference between
> formats. I tried doing a comparison one day between 6x7 and 35mm, and
> the results on the web just didn't do justice to the huge difference
> in quality.
> I use the 6x7 extensively in the studio, but I don't find it to be as
> useful a landscape camera as I wish it to be.
> I've never used the 6x7II, though I have handled it.
> Nice camera.
> 
> William Robb
> 
> 
> 
> 

Re: Books/Sites on 67II

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "Pat Curran"
Subject: Books/Sites on 67II


> >Don't worry Pat, I thought it was really funny
>
> Thanks Cory :)
>
> While setting about selling some 35mm shots to picture libraries
and waiting
> for some extra cash from the (I hope) sales, I would like to learn
as much
> as possible about the 67II.
>
> Can anyone recommend useful books or sites on this camera - I know
the
> 'brotherhood' exists as a subset of PDML and if any of you guys
have work
> done with this camera on the web, can I have your site addresses?

Problem with that is the web destroys any quality difference between
formats. I tried doing a comparison one day between 6x7 and 35mm, and
the results on the web just didn't do justice to the huge difference
in quality.
I use the 6x7 extensively in the studio, but I don't find it to be as
useful a landscape camera as I wish it to be.
I've never used the 6x7II, though I have handled it.
Nice camera.

William Robb