e.ung___ Posted December 12, 1998 Share Posted December 12, 1998 Hello, I haven`t used any medium format before and my knowledge about it is close to a kindergarten student. May I ask how do you guys revise the slides taken by medium format? Do projector for medium format slides exit? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew l. booth Posted December 12, 1998 Share Posted December 12, 1998 Welcome to medium format Eric. <p> A quick answer to your question is: try a light table - medium format trannies are large enough to see without a loupe (although you will need one to assess a slide critically). Slide projectors do exist - most commonly for the 6x6 format, although you can get larger format ones (Mamiya market a 6x7 projector for instance). I haven't used one myself. <p> You might want to read the thread <a href="http://db.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0002YK">Is it worthwhile to buy a medium format projector?</a> which expands on this subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_kemp Posted December 12, 1998 Share Posted December 12, 1998 May I repeat Andrew's welcome to the wonderful world of medium format, which has a lot to offer you that 35mm doesn't. I'm not sure what you mean by "revise" the slides, but assuming you mean look at them, review them, then yes, there are a large number of lightboxes and light panels available that are suitable for either 35mm or MF. Also there are MF projectors available, as Andrew notes, mostly for 6x6, but also (the Mamiya Cabin) for 6x7. Unfortunately MF projectors are pretty expensive. A good place for you to start is to get B&H to send you their BIG catalog, "The Professional Photo Sourcebook," which has all the MF cameras and lenses, plus details and prices on the lightboxes, loupes, and projectors. One thing to note if you are new to MF is that you won't get your transparencies back from the processing lab individually mounted, as you are used to with 35mm transparencies. Instead, you will simply get the processed filmstrips. If you want certain images mounted, you do this yourself (it's not hard). Mamiya Cabin makes a rather interesting MF projector which offers a filmstrip carrier for unmounted transparencies. (This projector is around $1,200-$1,300.) There are some very good MF loupes available for examining your transparencies. All this stuff is described in the B&H "big book." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e.ung___ Posted December 12, 1998 Author Share Posted December 12, 1998 Yes, what I mean is "review" as correctly pointed out by Dave. Thanks, I think I will save some money for a slide projector as I don`t use to enjoy reviewing slides on a light box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_eng Posted December 14, 1998 Share Posted December 14, 1998 Eric, <p> There is one other way that allows you to project your trannies without having to purchase a MF projector, and that's to mount them on a super slide. Super slides are made with the same outer dimensions as a 35mm slide, but the image area inside is cut out to much bigger dimensions. Hasselblad makes backs for superslides for their cameras but I don't know if the other manufacturers do for their cameras. <p> Hope this helps! Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevierose Posted December 16, 1998 Share Posted December 16, 1998 Look around at camera shows for a used MF projector. I just bought a used Rollei P66 projector with a 150/2.8 lens for $450 at a camera show in excellent condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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