Dilemma.

[BrianShaw]

Congratualtions on the raise, Francisco... that must mean that you have a job and can probably afford a Mamiya 645 if you really want it. But it doesn't sound like you really want it. Maybe later?? Why not keep hanging onto the lens until you feel a stronger calling... one way or the other.

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Thanks, Brian... the truth is that I've used the lithmus test on this particular purchase (will this camera make me a better photographer?). While the switch (however partial) from SLRs to RFs was a resounding "yes", this one simply is inaudible.

I think I'll get the lens fixed, just for the sake of not seeing it unused, and then I'll ask a friend to let me use his 645, just to see if the romance rekindles.

But then, again, I have a Mamiya TLR that I haven't used in about a year.

Time to rethink if medium format is really for me.

Oh, I just learned about my raise today. It really made my day. 🙂

 

[BrianShaw]

I think I'll get the lens fixed, just for the sake of not seeing it unused, and then I'll ask a friend to let me use his 645, just to see if the romance rekindles.

Great idea! I shot 35mm for years doing boring industrial stuff and some personal work on the side. Then one day a guy at work asked if I've ever tried MF. I hadn't so he loaned me his Dad's Rollei TLR, and an offer to sell it to me at a good price if I liked it. After the first roll of film I put the money in his hands. I used that camera for many, many years. I never made me a better photographer, but it sure made me a DIFFERENT photographer. I do different work with 35mm, MF, and LF. Each has its place, but none have ever made me what I'd call "better". If you crave a way to broaden your photographic eye, give MF another chance. Etiher the TLR or the 645 will probably be a real good experience!

Congrats again on the raise... you must be making htem happy at work 🙂

 

[SolaresLarrave]

The good thing is that my wife got one too (we work for the same university and same department).

I should take the TLR for a spin sometime soon... Since it's a 6X6 format, I feel as if I were shooting CD covers! 🙂 And that's a completely different standard.

I had Andrew's Rollei (Solimar) in my hands. I can understand your reaction to the camera: never have I seen a brightest, sharpest viewfinder on a TLR! 😱 I really fell hard for it... But then, never bought one. Why? I think I have enough with the Leica mystique to face another camera make with an equally strong sense of tradition.

But wait... there's always time! 🙂

 

[clarence]

I have to try this fortune cookie thing someday. Here in the Orient, wisdom is taken for granted so the restaurants don't bother dishing any out.

Clarence

 

[FrankS]

They should put Western wisdom in their cookies. Stuff like:
Whoever dies with the most toys, wins.
Be all you can be - join the army.
Insure with Smith and Weston.
Drink Coke!

 

[lmd91343]

They should put Western wisdom in their cookies. Stuff like:
Whoever dies with the most toys, wins.
Be all you can be - join the army.
Insure with Smith and Weston.
Drink Coke!

I thought of a few more:
A war to end all wars
My son can beat up your honor student
My other car is a Porsche
Look for the Golden Arches
In your guts, you know he's nuts


A few with meaning for RFF:
you press the button, we do the rest
Take pictures. Further
Share moments. Share life.

 

[Wayne R. Scott]

I've always liked this one:

Support mental health, or I will kill you.

Wayne