hello, I haven't been on a forum in over a decade so I hope my etiquette is ok.
I have been shooting a d800 for sometime now and I primarily do portraits for gallery work. I shoot with speed lights using a yongnuo wireless trigger. I recently started to use my F100 to shoot some during the portrait sessions. I really like using the film camera and to me I like the finished product better. Less editing involved and it led me to look into MF. (Personal preference I know)
Next year I want to shoot two galleries (those who survived and overcame suicide attempts, and refugees [i live in Japan]) What I'd like to do is shoot one if not both of those galleries entirely on film. (Mostly b&w, scanned digitally, of course some post processing etc.)
So long story short, I have heard that there is a particular "look" to MF, with the only examples I have seen being online. I have never even held a MF photo in my hand, not even a MF camera.
I am on an extremely tight budget (once I buy this I'm done with equipment purchases for a long time), I am looking at a Mamiya 645 af 80mm 2.8. Prints will be from A3 size up to 20x30 being the largest. I know there are subjectivness (sp?) in all of this but is the MF "look" and/or quality worth the jump over from 35mm and the ¥¥ or $$?
I think I'm headed down a rabbit hole I shouldn't be in, but I do want to step up my game. Talent and story can translate into any format, I know. But as a "fine-art" portrait photographer, is the MF camera a must have?
Thanks for listening to my ramblings, I hope I've provided you with enough info. Thanks in advance for any feedback or direction.