abshah

<p>As a long time film user, I would recommend the following films for being the most forgiving whilst being <strong>"tasty"</strong>. Therefore before much ado, I present:</p>

<ol>

<li>Ekfe/Adox 100</li>

<li>Fuji NeoPan 400</li>

<li>FOMA 100</li>

<li>ILFORD Delta 3200</li>

<li>Kodak T-Max 400</li>

</ol>

<p>Furthermore, I suggest buying BW film in bulk (read 100 feet or more rolls) to maintain consistency and temperament. </p>

<p>Hope you have fun with emulsion. <br>

Abhijeet Shah</p>

Hi Francesco, Welcome to the world of Mamiya 645. As a beginner, you'll need know how you would like to use your camera and what style of photography you do, and depending on that, you would decide what to get. For example, if you are more comfortable using a waist-level viewfinder, than a eye-level prism finder, you should buy the waist-level viewfinder. As you know, you have many options to choose from. for a beginner, i would recommend using a eye-level viewfinder, motordrive and atleast 2 film-backs.

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Thanks everyone!

I have a Mamiya 645 Super with AE Prism N, and I would like to 'upgrade' my Super body to a PRO body because it

is showing signs of wear and stress (skipping frames, strange sounds from the body, continuous use of motordrive

). I was wondering if my AE Prism N would work on the PRO body? has anyone any ideas about this?

 

thanks!

Abhijeet

"I am more talking about new trends in photography equips (Changes happening so fastly from last 3-5 years). like

a few years back, everybody was talking that pros will never leave the films, today nobody is with films........!!!"

 

Pankaj,

A few professional medium format platforms allow for film and digital formats (See Mamiya AFD645III and

Hasselblad H2, 503CW, H3) to be used with same camera and lenses. A prime example of a similar system in the 35mm

size is the Leica R9, which can be fitted with a digital sensor module. Hence films will continue to co-exist

with digital sensors at least at the PRO level.

Pankaj, i thoroughly disagree with your argument that the Nikon P80 (or any other camera in this class) would

replace any serious professional photographer's camera of choice for the following reasons. Firstly, the Nikon

P80 (NP80) was designed and engineered for 'the experienced hobbyist with a limited budget' in mind. Secondly,

you cannot make a decent A0 (or even A2, 16X20 inches) size print with the NP80 due to grain and noise in the

size of original image captured. Thirdly, the serious modern professional photographer has already invested a

rather large capital in either digital or analog medium format (see hasselblad H2/H3D or mamiya AFDIII/ZD) or

high performance 35mm full frame digital SLR systems (such as Nikon D3 and Cannon 1Ds Mark III) with full a range

of professional grade lenses of various focal lengths, which permit for the above described print size at

sufficient detail. Lastly, the above described platforms provide immense technological flexibility -possibility

of sensor and lens upgrade-, thereby providing the photographer with a certain degree of future proofing his or

her investment.