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I am doing just that. I tried to use film back in the '80s and failed to learn everything or put it all together. Having shot dSLRs for the past, 5 years? I am now moving into Medium Format and film. I'm enjoying the education it gives me and the patience I may actually learn some day.

I currently own an RB67 and just purchased a 645AFD - both Mamiya. No preference there really, just used to the acronyms really. I think that's been one hinderance to Medium Format, every vendor has 19 styles of the same model.

I am beginning to understand the range, depth, and pop that many old-timers speak of on here and other photo sites. I've come close to getting that 'pop' from digital but it just isn't the same.

I agree with everyone else that this question is probably hammered to death but doesn't negate the validity of the question.

I find myself moving away from dSLRs and into Medium Format. I currently own a Canon 1D Mk II and some really nice 'L' Glass, some zooms, some primes. Curiosity grabbed hold of me last fall and I bought a Mamiya rb67 used on craigslist for $200. 2 lenses, body, waist-level-finder, etc. All you need basically.

I shot a few rolls of b&w film through it, and I was hooked on Medium Format from that moment on. The size, the clarity, the range, the reality that digital doesn't give you. I'm going backwards From digital to Film and I'm loving it.

For me, each is a tool. The MF teaches me patience, to look and think through the view finder. To question what am I doing? Is it worth it? How's the composition? Exposure? Did I meter? Did I meter correctly? Do I need to buy a new meter to meter correctly? Digital doesn't teach you patience at all. With digital I find I make more stupid mistakes like incorrect shutter speed or ISO. I forget something each time.

While the final result or output is important, can a MF system compare to say a full frame dSLR? From my backwards perspective I feel the answer is no. That comes from mostly an aesthetics point of view. Use, handling, viewing, composing, etc. In many ways I am finding my 1DmkII comes up short to the RB67 in simplicity. I love the size and view through the RB67, the dSLRs have dim, dark viewfinders. Something I didn't understand until I went to Medium Format.

All that being said, I will continue to shoot digital AND now film, the medium format is an experience and education. The digital just gives me quicker results.

Life is good!