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Thinking of going medium format… any advice :)
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Hey all,
pick your brains if I may ;) I am very interested in going to digital medium format, in the very very distant future, since I doubt very much I’ll win the lotto any time soon!
Basically, I’ve done a little bit of looking, but I’m just a bit confused by all the brands out there – has anyone any advice/tips/experiences? :) I’m open to anything being told to me at this stage, as it’s something that interets me but isn’t going to be an issue for a very very long time yet…
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:lol: Probably not – but then, I don’t really *need* anything in life – I would very much like medium format, from the reading I’ve done and the pictures I’ve seen. I am very interested in getting into portraiture, and possibly fashion photography, so I think it would be an investment :)
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Well, I am not an expert by any means, but… If I was you, I would buy a good portrait lens, lighting kit, etc. for my existing 35mm camera to get better portraits or pay for a stylist, hairdresser, models etc to get better fashion photos… the medium you use in the end is not overly important… not if you are not getting paid for the images anyway.
Have a look at the People and Fashion sections here on PI, some of the ladies/guys are producing stunning images with 35mm cameras:
https://www.photographyireland.net/viewtopic.php?t=26697
https://www.photographyireland.net/viewtopic.php?t=24399
Or look through this site if you have too much time, there’s a lot of fashion photography in the gallery:
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/9592,arts,photography-gallery
There are so many options available….
Two questions to help narrow down your options:How much do you want to spend? Remember you might need to buy a scanner so factor this in…also a hand held light meter….
Do you want a TLR or an SLR MF camera?M
Thanks for those links, I will read and enjoy! :)
As I said, it’s going to be a very very long time anyway – and budget probably aruond €15k tops I would think… I don’t even know if I’ll ever get to that to be honest, but I’d like to know my options if I do.
I’d want to go single lens probably – better the devil you know, and I have only used twin lens once or twice :oops:
Why would I need a scanner? :) That’s not something I’d thought of.
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I think a scanner was mentioned because it was assumed that you might be doing film MF and then scanning the negative.
Digitial MF is ridiculously expensive, but you have a 15k budget…..
I’d guess there won’t be many people on here who would have the experience with digital MF cameras.jb7 wrote:
A digital TLR?
What’s that then?
It could be this http://www.minox.com/index.php?id=1098&L=1
A cheaper option :DMartin
I saw one once in a shop, a few hundred dollars if I remember. They seem to go for about 500 on ebay.
Yes you know you want one. They do Leica too!M
MartinOC wrote:
They do Leica too!
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Nah-
not sure I want to shoot miniature format…jb7 wrote:
Nah-
not sure I want to shoot miniature format…overcompensating JB ???
:lol: :lol: :wink:
MartinOC wrote:
I think a scanner was mentioned because it was assumed that you might be doing film MF and then scanning the negative.
Digitial MF is ridiculously expensive, but you have a 15k budget…..
I’d guess there won’t be many people on here who would have the experience with digital MF cameras.jb7 wrote:
A digital TLR?
What’s that then?
It could be this http://www.minox.com/index.php?id=1098&L=1
A cheaper option :DMartin
Flipping hell! How cool is that? I want one too…
Fintan wrote:
jb7 wrote:
Nah-
not sure I want to shoot miniature format…overcompensating JB ???
:lol: :lol: :wink:
tee hee…
Ok my understanding of MF Digital is that is used primarily my Pro Fashion
shooters, and is very expensive kit.You would be looking at probable getting a DIGITAL BACK for a MF camera
There is a lot of info here . . .
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/mfd-field.shtml
aoluain wrote:
Ok my understanding of MF Digital is that is used primarily my Pro Fashion
shooters, and is very expensive kit.You would be looking at probable getting a DIGITAL BACK for a MF camera
There is a lot of info here . . .
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/mfd-field.shtml
Thanks – I’d not seen that link before, so will be good reading :)
I was aware that I’d probably need a digital back :) I was just wondering what brands would be best… I was doing a bit of hunting about, and the two best seem to be Leaf and Phase One – but are they even available here (or UK)? are there any others that are as good/better?
The camera I was considering was something from the Mamiya RZ67 range… not sure if these are very good? I’ve seen some stuff taken with them by someone on Deviant Art – and was very very impressed indeed. Also this looked good: http://www.mamiya.com/mamiya-645zdb.html – again, not sure if this can be bought here or UK.
As I say – this really is all a bit premature, as those of you who’ve met me know full well – I am in no position to buy one for a very long time – but if I actually have a goal, I will save for it! :lol: whereas with no goal it sort of … slips away. :)
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