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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
08-10-2011, 02:06 PM
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Good to hear I'm not alone finding the Portra 400 being "purply". :) It also gives a very warm rendering, which is nice sometimes. But when you get both magenta AND cyan casts at the same time...
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Two more from the Tri-X roll I shot recently with the Bessa III. This time on a tripod, close up (~1.5 meters) and well stopped down.
Oak by Martin Hertsius, on Flickr
Oak II by Martin Hertsius, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
02-18-2012, 04:35 PM
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
02-11-2012, 11:41 AM
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In my opinion, NOT comparing them would be ridiculous. The D800(E) is one fourth of the cost of a 645D with almost as large sensor and almost as many pixels, PLUS a huuuuge range of lenses that are also much faster (shorter DOF, et cetera).
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
06-21-2011, 03:18 PM
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Ah, nice shots everyone! :)
I just scanned some Ektar again, with even better result than last time. The developer seems a bit worn though, because now I'm at 4 minutes developing time and I still don't get very dense negatives. I'll do a few more rolls and then scrap the chems and get a new kit. It has been really fun and challenging so far! :)
Corvette C1 by Martin Hertsius, on Flickr
Fern by Martin Hertsius, on Flickr
img_006 by Martin Hertsius, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
06-07-2011, 12:16 PM
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That's just a hobby of mine! :lol: Seriously, I know what I'm doing and I hate besserwissers that are wrong and make people making bad decisions based on false "truths". Though I'm obviously one myself. ;)
And regarding film loading; it's not at all a problem. It takes ~20-30 seconds. A tip is to remove the seal of the new roll after you've fitted it into the camera. That way you can fumble and fiddle without risking any light leakage due to the film uncurling from the spool. The opposite can be said when unloading. Seal the film before you remove it.
But of course, if fast loading and/or changing of film is important, a camera with a separate back is much better.
True indeed, but it's not hard at all. Just hold your breath and firmly and slowly squeeze the trigger. And don't crouch in unstable positions of course. Stand up, sit down or find some sort of support.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
12-29-2010, 11:40 AM
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I'm following your thread on FM forums, but the climate there is "a bit too much" sometimes, so I'll answer here instead.
I've not got very much experience with MF cameras, but perhaps that's a good thing right now. I hope there'll be no bashing for this; but if you want something that really makes a difference from digital, I'd go for 6x6 or larger. The main reason would not be for pure image quality, but for the whole feeling of it. The übershort DOF, the laaaarge negatives (or slides) and the very few shots on a roll. Yes, that's a plus for me!
I started out this summer with a 6x7 rangefinder camera without a meter. Earlier this year I learned to develop film and I shot with a Leica M6 and a Nikon FM2. Both were great (got the FM2 still), but it was a bit to much hassle compared to digital, especially when it came to scanning.
I've got an Epson V700, and the film holder for 135 film just sucks. And scanning those 36 frames per roll and editing them, was just too much. Not so with 6x7! The film stays flat and nice, and you don't have to have an expensive scanner. 2400 dpi will do good.
I immediately fell in love with the format itself. The aspect ratio is very different from 2:3, and now I'm having a hard time with my digital camera because of that. 6x6 should be interesting too, but 6x7 just feels "right" to me. A normal lens doesn't act as tight anymore, even if it corresponds to ~50 mm on 24x36.
Now I've just bought a Pentax 67II (which is a bit over your budget I suppose), and I couldn't be more happy. I see you want a waist level finder, but unfortunately that ruins the possibility for inbuilt accurate metering. And I hope you know that the viewfinder image then is mirrored! Makes it quite hard to compose when handheld.
For tripod work, I think any SLR with mirror lockup will be fine. But don't stop there! As soon as the initial wow:s are gone, you'll probably want to play around with handholding too. And then the differences between cameras will suddenly seem much greater.
I had a Mamiya M645 for a while, but I never even loaded it with film. It just felt awkward in my hands and the viewfinder (prism) wasn't a bit better than the FM2. With the P67II everything is in the right place, the lenses (got three already) are fantastic and the build is great.
So, what do you get for ~$500? An old Pentax 6x7 with 105/2.4 perhaps? That's what I would have bought. :) The interchangable viewfinders makes it versatile with respect to your wants.
Oh, one thing though! 70-100 mm on 24x36 corresponds to like ~150-200 mm on 6x7 or 6x6.
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