Originally posted by UncleVanya Do you think you will want to use a digital back in the future?
Not really at the moment, I will shoot APSC DSLR for digital, film for medium format.
It won't be long for digital medium format to be affordable.
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Originally posted by Lhorn Interesting discussion. I recently acquired a Mamiya c33 as my first medium format camera. Haven’t tried it out yet but just got 2 rolls of cheap Arista film to try it out. Only thing I’m not excited about is the 6x6 which seems to be something you want. I’d like 6x4.5 better I think. Just seems a little more versatile plus you get a few more shots per roll. Oh well.
Good luck.
I feel that 645 wasn't as drastic step up from 35mm, I would go 6x7 if I like that framing.
I would like one camera that can do both landscape and portrait, so 6x6 is pretty versatile on that aspect.
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Originally posted by geo444 Hi Angelic !
Before buying a Pentax 6x7 in '81, I bought a Mamiya
C220f with 3 lenses...
... But, they were So Soft, especially the 135 mm, that I brought it Back to the shop !
I traded it for a Pentax
6x7 with a 90 and a 150mm, both F/2,8
=
Fantastic Colors and Contrast and Sharpness !!!
SMC-Pentax-67-TelePhoto-Prime-Lenses SMC-Pentax-67-Normal-Primes
The only Limiting Specification of the Pentax
6x7 was its Slow
1/30s Flash Sync...
... So I searched for a ~similar Camera~ with Very Good Lenses...
but especially a Fast Flash Sync Speed, 1/500s ?
This is how I found the Bronica
GS-1 : a Modern and Versatile Camera !
- its Excellent Lenses are said to be from Nikon Designers :
google.com/search?q=Bronica+GS-1+system
you just have to Swap
2 wires in the Speed-Grip to use
all Nikon
SB-Flash in Computer Mode
The
GS-1 is not that much bigger than the
SQ-A...
... and the
SQ-A is not that much cheaper than the
GS-1...
Bronica GS-1 versus SQ-A - Google Search
Just an annoyance... maybe...
I won't sell mine !
Yeah, I like a few things about the Mamiya TLR except the image quality, the standard lens wasn't even as good as fixed lens Yashica, Minolta autocord etc.
There is a GS-1 selling for cheap near by but without back, I figure buying old accessories here and there would be more expensive, completed system would cost similar to SQ-A like you say.
The GS-1 is newer model with newer PG lens, I have experience with the ETRS which have older lens which I do not like so much, but I only tried their standard lens, S2 is an even older model so I doubt even I haven't tried an S2 before but look at the result pictures.
Would like to stay on 6x6 because I like to have 1 camera to do landscape and portrait at the moment.
But I will consider GS-1 if I wanted a 6x7.