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Actually, I have been shooting Medium format leica for a number of years. I had a hasseblad A12 back adapted to fit my R5, and it works great. I get the regular slr metering thru the body, leica lenses, and a larger piece of film. We're real close to adapting a 4x5 back to do the same. Our next project is to adapt an 8x10 back, we think we can make that happen in about 10 days of R & D.
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Go with the zeiss 150, its the classic portrait lens and with very good reason, it is just an excellent lens.
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TTL is a more accurate flash system, do you Really need it, no, lots of wedding photographers use the non ttl metz flashes on automatic with much success. I like the TTL because its easy to use & accurate, easy to adjust fill flash by adjusting film speed on the body, but it is certainly not a necessity.
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OK, here's the real deal. To connect a 503 body to a metz flash, TTL, it takes 1) a SCA 390 Hasselbald adapter, this has a cord to run to the hasselblad body, and 1 cord to the lens synch connection; On top, connected to this goes the Metz SCA 300A, which connects to the flash; now, you have TTL flash, set the aperture, shutter speed, and film speed on the Hasselblad body/ lens , and away you go. I bought the whole kit & kurbudell from KEH, used, for 125.00. Where does these other advice come from ?
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I had the 150 & sold it, I did not like the lens. In theory, it should have been an ideal mid lens, infact, I just did not like the images produced with it. I have the 140, and yes, it can be a bear, that was the appeal of the 150, smaller, lighter, brighter. I rented one last month to try again, and I still did not like it. I did buy a 127 and love it, a WONDERFUL lens, that can be used all the way just short of a head shot. Marc Hauser does use his 127 for headshots though. DO NOT get the 150, its mediocre and dissapointing.
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I have the Mamiya split image screen, and found the plain matt screen easier to focus with. Your're going to struggle with all the lenses other than the 100 because they are all 4.5 and significantly darker. It really is a matter of personal preference & practice, the split sits in my bag unused. I photograph people, and found lining up the split image too slow, but if you shoot " things" where time is not an issue, the split will work well for you.
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545 is a single sheet polaroid back, there is no pack or tag.
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Get the T* lenses, better coatings, newer features, the lenses really have improved with each generation, so buy the newest model you can. I never liked focusing the T* lenses, the CF series have smoother focusing barrel, but image quality is the same.
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Mark Hubbard, beware, even though your chromes look good & are stunning, they are really not, since you have not compared them to a lens without the blemish. Yikes, now we have to compare what we see to what we might see. Photo net slides further & further.
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Shoot a roll of chromes, you'll amswer your own question.
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Susej, finally, someone who understands the difference between that Mamiya crap & a zeiss lens. the difference betwen hacks & true photographers.
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Nope, not at all, been there done that, moved on. The square format dates back to when good 6x7 formats did not exist, its history now, all real photographers shoot 6x7 or better, as Moses explained. The 6x6 format is still used by some dinosaurs, but the audience is very small, and somewhat old, geezers actually. Hear them wheezing ?
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Get the 210; it is far superior to the 250, and will give better images than the 180, realizing the 210 is a " headshot" lens. This is
" theee " headshot lens for the RZ. Do not buy the 250, it is a " dog ", absolutely. Get the 180 if you do not choose the 210. My lenses are 65, 110, 140, 210.
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"I want a meter in my prism." That narrows the bunch fast. I shoot a Nikon F3, and the pentax 645 is very close to it. Great big viewfinder, 645 negs major improvement, get the pentax 645 with a 220 back, and you'll never look back. I also have Rollei TLR and it will not be what you are seeking.
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Keep the 127, its a great all around lens, and should never be gotten rid of.
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Is it out of your price range.. ?? What is your price range ? You can price all this stuff yourself at B&H new, or on the KEH site used. Can the RZ be handheld, sure, but thats not the best application. You can have all the things you mentioned with the RZ, it just costs a lot to own all those items.
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I applaud your souces to be able to see 20 years down the road they are true visionaries; so, have we caught Bin Laden by then ? Please ask them and let us know, also what will be the Dow then ?
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The most bang for the buck for a medium format portrait photographer would be a Mamiya RB 67 with a 127 lens, as cheap as its going to get, and the 127 lens is very versatile. If you're going to be paid to produce a portrait, MF is the way to go, the negative size does make a difference in the final print. I agree with your monolight choice, I think chimera boxes are the best and worth the additional money, their quality is legendary, while seam stitching on my photoflex is letting loose.
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I believe it would be a fair statement to say Sebastiao Salgado is
the " best" current leica photographer. He uses an R6, not an R8.
The R8 certainly can have its place, but your images will not improve
because of a body change.
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I've used the 120, and have been disapointed. It's much ado about absoltely nothing. I say the 150 is still the king. Long live the king.
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Hasselblads are great cameras because of the zeiss lenses, however the lenses are very expensive, even used. Building a hasselbald system is costly. A better alternative would be the Mamiya RB PRO System, less costly, bellows focusing more adaptable to various situations, would cost you about 40 % the cost of hasselblad. With one 127 lens, you can do almost anything, add a 50 wide angle, and you're set.
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Well, it's thursday afternoon and I'm bored, I know, I'll go to photo.net and post yet another asanine question that people will love to respond to. Should I go make some photos, naw, thats not what I do.
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I have used, own, many brands of camera equipment, and have always found hasselblad bodies & lenses to be the best, bar none, and far ahead of the pack.
Mamiya 645 AFD or Hasselblad 503cw
in Medium Format
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