Medium Format ... long may it live!

iwaki said:
First post here.....
been lurking around forever but never actually get to post anything until i saw this thread. Too many great shots i just can't resist.

503cw, in Ginza Tsukiji fish market
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Thanks for posting and welcome iwaki ... I'm so glad that this thread has 'outed' you from your lurking habit! :p

Feel free to add more! :)

Lovely pic by the way.
 
Infrared from a Rollei:

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This Shot by Arvay, is a good example of how just having a MF "square" framing creates a image where the composition and ultra fine details..combined with young girls expression. Would most likely not have come together if shot on 35. Also the advantage of the larger negative combined with RF platform allowed for better composition in less time. The end result is a moment that delivers the "gaze" as it reached it's peak.

I really like this image...and it is very successful.

Arvay said:
Excellent! This is what I call the success.
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Here is another excellent example of how the 6x6 frame offers a composition that a 35 will not. Also the choice of IF-Red film makes the final image dynamic. The larger negative also allows for massive amount of visual details that 35 would not render with such razor quality. Great job, this would make a great large print 16x16... Oh yeah.

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Infrared from a Rollei:

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Thanks Larmarv916, composition with a 6x6 is different than with 35mm. I also like the sharpness of the negatives, to me it is the best compromise for sharpness (negative size) and camera portability. I can carry a folder like an Instamatic.
 
charjohncarter said:
Thanks Larmarv916, composition with a 6x6 is different than with 35mm. I also like the sharpness of the negatives, to me it is the best compromise for sharpness (negative size) and camera portability. I can carry a folder like an Instamatic.
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I think this shot of the trees is one the best you have posted. I do not see everything, as I only get to visit RFF when I have nothing to do. But as it is Friday at 5 pm. I want to point out that the tonal range is one of the best I have seen for a IF-Red image in a long time. Also I agree that the amount of detail from a 6x6 to 6x9 negatives or slides is hard to beat. I am hoping to find a trade for a Fuji GSW III as I want the 65mm with the 6x9. Or if I get real lucky I will get a Linhof 6 x 12 or 6 x17 .

But back to your photo really great. All the Best...Laurance
 
Thank you Keith, for starting this thread. Unfortunatley, I have nothing scanned to post. I have looked at every page, and what strikes me, is the difference in the Look of the photos. The european lenses have a creamyness to them, were as the japanese lenses have a harder edge, dare I say almost digital look, all excellent just different. I prefer the creamy euro look, but each to their own.
 
Dfin said:
Thank you Keith, for starting this thread. Unfortunatley, I have nothing scanned to post. I have looked at every page, and what strikes me, is the difference in the Look of the photos. The european lenses have a creamyness to them, were as the japanese lenses have a harder edge, dare I say almost digital look, all excellent just different. I prefer the creamy euro look, but each to their own.
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That's why I gotta get me a Hasselblad! Well, one of the reasons! :p

This thread has amazed me ... I've never seen so much great medium format work in one thread in the time I've been on this forum. :eek:

Sort of makes me feel all warm and fuzzy! :D
 
Actually Iv'e just realised that aside from the 235 posts in this thread, it has now been viewed over 7000 times ... that's amazing and it says a lot for the impact that this image format has!
 
Nucka, that second image is just gorgeous.

From a few days ago (Portra 800, Yashica D):
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I think I'll forgo moving up in terms of equipment for a while and use that money for film!
 
Taken last year, in a place full of magic.

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and another one...

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Both photos taken with a Rollefilex T, on Rollei Retro 100 film, souped in Rodinal 1+50. Scans could be better, though....
 
denishr all I have to say about the lady swinging the bag is wow! Just beautitful.

Here is my contribution to this thread.

The photo of the statue was taken with a Beautyflex TLR... yes a Beautyflex. It was made by T.K.K. of Japan in the late 1950s. The film used was Fuji Neopan 100.

The tree in front of the temple gate was taken with a Kodak Vigilant 620. The film used was Fuji Neopan 400.

After looking at these threads I have to get out and buy a really good TLR. I love the 6X6 format. Maybe a Mamiya C33 or C330 or C220. The interchangables lenses intrigue me.

Mike
 

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larmarv916 said:
I think this shot of the trees is one the best you have posted. I do not see everything, as I only get to visit RFF when I have nothing to do. But as it is Friday at 5 pm. I want to point out that the tonal range is one of the best I have seen for a IF-Red image in a long time. Also I agree that the amount of detail from a 6x6 to 6x9 negatives or slides is hard to beat. I am hoping to find a trade for a Fuji GSW III as I want the 65mm with the 6x9. Or if I get real lucky I will get a Linhof 6 x 12 or 6 x17 .

But back to your photo really great. All the Best...Laurance
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Thanks again, I thought I'd tell you the specifics of that shot: Efke IR820 (120), Hoya R72 filter,F11 and 1 second, HC-110h 14minutes, 30seconds agitation to begin and the 3 inversions each minute. I find a meter of no value so I just go with preset F stops and shutter speeds for about three lighting situations.
 
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Keith said:
That's why I gotta get me a Hasselblad! Well, one of the reasons! :p

This thread has amazed me ... I've never seen so much great medium format work in one thread in the time I've been on this forum. :eek:

Sort of makes me feel all warm and fuzzy! :D
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Keith,
While Hasselblad is a great machine, there are plenty others that deliver good results - in this thread - just look how many great photos were made with non-Hassy cameras. But, of course, if you "want" a Hassy, - you should definately get one! ;)
 
Krosya said:
Keith,
While Hasselblad is a great machine, there are plenty others that deliver good results - in this thread - just look how many great photos were made with non-Hassy cameras. But, of course, if you "want" a Hassy, - you should definately get one! ;)
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Real men carry RB67s. I'm not a real man, so I went for the light-weight option. :)
 
Krosya said:
Keith,
While Hasselblad is a great machine, there are plenty others that deliver good results - in this thread - just look how many great photos were made with non-Hassy cameras. But, of course, if you "want" a Hassy, - you should definately get one! ;)
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Aside from the reputation of the camera system itself I really like the look of what I've seen from the Zeiss lenses. A couple of years ago there wasn't really a lot of MF images being posted on the forum generally and I remember one of the portrait threads that was running at the time had been nearly all 35mm stuff. Someone posted a portrait taken with a Hasselblad and 80mm lens and I near fell out of my chair when I saw it!

I think the square is by far the most versatile MF format and I am starting to like it more and more. The Mamiya 220/330 is obviously a great system as are many others but I really like the framing accuracy provided with an SLR!

From what I can gather a 500CM and a couple of lenses isn't going to break the bank. I was prepared to sell off a couple of 35mm rangefinders to fund this move but it seems I may not actually have to do so ... of course if I hate it I can sell it again! :)
 
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