mike_martin3

Yeah, I can't figure it out either. Guess Ansel didn't have "square" vision :)

Sounds like a pretty good deal. What kind of camera are you supporting with your pod?

Thanks Tom I take a look.

Thanks everyone for there opinions. Looks like ebay may be the best way to go in order to get a kit at a decent price. I have about 2300 for my budget which should cover a basic system. From all the lens choices, I may opt to skip the 80mm and try to get a 100mm instead. Seems to be highly recommended.

Is there really such a thing? Seems like everyone wants to get a

hasselblad at least once in there lifetime. I'm actually at a

position where I might be able to afford one providing I stick with

the 500cm model. I would also stick with an 80mm and 150mm C lens to

save money.

 

My other opition, of course, is the bronica sqai. I

would hesitate to say which one is better then the other, however I

can't get past the hasselblad hype :) But providing that if I buy a

hasselblad and use the older C lenses, how does it compare to the

newer bronica sq-ai lenses?

 

Anyone have any experience in using both models for "general"

photography? Help! someone talk me out of the hasselblad before its

too late :)

Just wondering if anyone has switched from using the versatile pentax

67 system to the very portable mamiya 7 system. I know most of you

guys are probably rich and can afford both systems, but as someone

who just got out of college I cannot :)

 

Does anyone use the M7 as their main go-to camera? I prefer the

portability of the M7 over the hefty p67 in the field, but I am

scared of the limitations of a rangefinder. Plus I think the 80 is

kind of wide for a normal lens. I would assume that most people

would probably vote for the pentax 67 as the best camera to go with

for general shooting since it has the most versatile line of lenses

(at least in my opinion) then the mamiya. However, if you have

switched solely to the M7 or use the M7 as your main camera what kind

of shooting to you do?

Kevin - That's the best analogy I've read in a long time and describes the situation better then I ever could :)

 

There defintely seems to be a trade off once you start edging up to 6x7 (portability vs. utility). Unfortunately, I may have to go to a lower res format to find a closer

mesh of what I'm looking for. I don't see myself printing anything above 16x20 so maybe it won't be an issue. However I had my heart set on a 6x7 neg. The tlr is a decent choice but I was wanting a camera with a built-in meter as well.

I had the opportunity to try out the pentax 67 this past weekend with

the 105 and 200 lens. I wanted to include my thoughts in case anyone

was interested ;)

 

The types of shots that I take are hard to describe. Typically

environmental/industrial/abstract or just "general purpose". I don't

do many portraits. I was quite impressed with the build quality of

the pentax, it really looked and felt like a quality camera. The 200

was an awesome lens to use. However, I did discover that for my

shooting style I am more comfortable and liberated when I am using

the camera without a tripod. The pentax, with the two lenses, were

just a bit of a pain to carry to the location where I was shooting

(downtown) and because of this I didn't want to include a tripod as

well.

 

The pentax is very handholdable, and I tried to keep my shutter speed

above 1/125 using tri-x. In order to do this though, I had to push

the tri-x to 800 to get most of the shots in a variety of different

lighting situations (some shadowy areas in the street and alleys).

Shots @ 400 speed did not fit all the lighting situations either. I

tried using tmax @ 100 on a cloudy day but could not get a meter

reading above 1/60 with a decent DOF from the 105mm lens, which was

very disappointing for me. I realized that although this camera is

handholdable, it is not the mainstay of the camera and more often than

not should be on a tripod.

 

As for now, I'm contemplating on trying out the mamiya 7 rangefinder

or even go back to 35mm and give the leica m-series a go. While I

miss the ttl metering and viewing, if I want to be able to forgo the

tripod most of the time, this is the way to go. Through my limited MF

experience I have come to realize that even though the pentax is one

of the best supported and well written about systems, as much as I

wanted to be able to like it you really have to look at what your

shooting style is.