Originally posted by biz-engineer Medium format film was still affordable for a lot more people than digital is. Digital MF seems to be out of reach.
Would there be any way that medium format would be accessible to the average photographer given some limitations but not compromise on sensor size?
Is FF even affordable for the average photographer? Larger sensor, larger files, more powerful processor, larger buffer, more battery power, bigger lenses, and then for post-processing with bigger files you need higher end computing hardware.
For digital, one solution can be stitching shots to create a greater MP image.
And then there is marketing and supply & demand which will always keep the price higher than cheaper to produce and more mass sold products. I suppose some kickstarter could get real creative and make the Holga/Diana/Lomo point & shoot MF, but itʻs like putting 500HP V8 in a Prius.