Forum: Medium/Large Format

Do you know anybody who shoots weddings with a Leica S2? I would be interested to see how MF Leica copes with weddings... :)

I know the early versions of the Mamiya ZD 22 MP Digital Backs had some issues, namely that it had some ugly "purple worms".... I am just wondering whether you are recommending this back for people photography for someone who is just about to enter the MF world. I am planning to buy a top back...

Is there anybody who uses Phase One 645AF (Mamiya 645AFD III?) Is the AF fast (relatively) and accurate? Which digital back do you recommend? Thanks!

Our percentage of Mamiya users here is growing rapidly thanks to Ross! I'm not sure if I should thank him or blame him... :happy I mean, now I have a reason to buy more stuff. Incidentally, http://mamiya.com has a wealth of information, but the site absolutely will NOT work with Firefox. ...

Hello all, I just picked up a cam off of Ross and he suggested this site! Thanks! Jason www.jason-spears.com

All I can say is WOW! For a camera that dates from the mid to late 1930s, it takes some damn nice photos! And 6x9 negs are HUGE! Only problem is you really have to know distances to your subject, as well as depth of field - no TTL viewfinder on this puppy at all - there's one that'll give you an...

Well I can never resist a good neighborhood garage sale day, so off I went this morning in search of a great deal. And guess what I found??? An Argus Argoflex EF camera in LIKE NEW condition!!! And when I say like new, the thing doesn't even have a speck of dust on it!!! The real kicker is that...

Went to the Fleamarket this morning and got a nice score! A Kodak folding 120 camera in B+ condition $10. Here is what it says.....Kodak Ball Bearing Shutter....No2....Folding....Premo. Has bellows and folds shut....has every adjustment possible for a camera of it's time. Probably in it's...

Thought you might be interested... maybe! http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/502707-REG/view_Mamiya-Fujifilm-645ZD-digital-back-IS-1.html

On a whim I headed across the Thames River into New London over lunch to see if the lab finished up my two rolls from my "new" TLR. Yep, he had 'em done well ahead of schedule (as usual for this lab - anyone in eastern CT who needs a top notch pro level lab, Jay's Photo Lab on Bank Street in New...

I had thought I had gotten all my light leaks fixed up... but found a VERY significant one with this batch of film on my 4x5 (the first batch!!)... So back to the drawing board for me... gotta take another look and make a decision if its the bellows leaking of one of the ends not clamped down...

Got it from my buddies sister at the studio friday night, she gave me a box of a bunch of older camera stuff and this was in it.. Its the Kodak, Star tech camera outfit... Orig. box, lenses, even two spare flash bulbs! It seems this was made for macro only work for the medical and dental...

If you have a spare $50K to blow, and really want some cool landscape photos, then this is the camera for you. This thing is a 6x17 panorama digital camera that can produce a 160 megapixel image in one second. Take a look at how big it is! It makes me feel better about the stuff I shoot with. ...

I've been watching body/back on eBay all week... ended today and its my birthday... but in the end I passed. I really am conflicted about paying the required money to buy a MF digital back, when in the end you'll be not that much better than a lesser expensive full frame DSLR. Here's some info......

Yesterday she shot her first roll through the Mamiya and I think she is somewhat hooked!! It definately is a slowdown break when going from Digital to MF and I think she really appreciated it!... We both shot some B&W at BSRM which should look pretty cool and will be my first set of film shooting...

As you probally know, Polaroid 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 film for the Polaroid backs for medium format is used to check lighting, composition and exposures something that digitals give you on the LCD monitor. Of course the digital backs do cost bucks but the polaroid film is cheap insurance. I looked up my...

I know everyone has a "wish list" and mine is very simple. 1. A Deardorff 8 x 10 large format body which is as scarce as "hens teeth" 2. A 360mm large format lens in a syncro-compur #3 shutter with lens board 3. 8 x10 film holders...maybe 6 or so. 4. And last but not least...A new Canon model...

OK...so I know Trish and I are addicted... so we are broadening our horizons and got an inexpensive MF camera to try out shooting with. This is what some people would call "older style" shooting... but really it isnt. Medium Format has been around a while, but it is also a current format that...

Before I get started, if any of you are interested in 4 x 5 photography with a view camera, I suggest first getting a good book on beginning "View Camera" technique which will answer all your questions. One of the best publications is "Using the View Camera" by Steve Simmons Go to:...

I was just thinking about a trade I am doing with another photographer, and how worlds converge sometimes. I have shot digital for several years and really haven't touched film during that time. I have had a few jobs over the last year that I really could have used Medium Format for, and so I've...