some street shooting w/ Fuji GA645

[djonesii]

I was in Amsterdam over the summer and did some medium format street shooting. Some is tourism as well.

Here for the full set

http://www.jonesii.net/2009 07 24 Amsterdam Fuji/index.html


Dave

 

[Burlap Jacket]

I've found it challenging to use this camera for street stuff bc of the cumbersome autofocus. Though I've tried stopping down the lens and dialing in a preset distance and that seemed to work better (no shutter lag).

 

[MatthewThompson]

Lovely group of shots, the fujinon has a nice subtle way of rendering images.

A little o/t, but I've been thinking of dumping my backup DSLR (10D with grip) for a 645i. My reasoning is that the 10d never gets used as it is, but I'd love to throw some MF into the mix for clients as a different look and maybe sell some wet prints.

Would anyone else consider letting a 645i share bag space with a 5D for available light commercial work, or am I nuts?

 

[kuzano]

Nice shots... great location

Nice shots... great location

So did the dark haired girl on the bike run into the blond on the bike?...

Love those Fuji lenses.

 

[jvan01]

Lovely group of shots, the fujinon has a nice subtle way of rendering images.

A little o/t, but I've been thinking of dumping my backup DSLR (10D with grip) for a 645i. My reasoning is that the 10d never gets used as it is, but I'd love to throw some MF into the mix for clients as a different look and maybe sell some wet prints.

Would anyone else consider letting a 645i share bag space with a 5D for available light commercial work, or am I nuts?

I think the 5D would hold its own very nicely against the Fuji. If you're shooting static objects, no difference between the two.

The 645's f/4 won't really get you so far in available light. However with the electronic shutter you can make up for this by being able to shoot the 645i down to ~ 1/10 sec. You also still get a grainless negative using 800z. So if the price is right, why not try it.

 

[sevo]

I've found it challenging to use this camera for street stuff bc of the cumbersome autofocus. Though I've tried stopping down the lens and dialing in a preset distance and that seemed to work better (no shutter lag).

Does the i handle AF completely different than the Zi (and the majority of small format AF compacts)? Unless it does, you can half-press the shutter to AF lock to some replacement target at the estimated distance.

Sevo

 

[Ben Blacket]

See my pics with this camera in the "Singles" section of my website!

 

[akarin]

I've noticed some noise in a few pics, which made me curious. What ISO setting did you use for these photos? I've found the BW400CN look much nicer if over exposed a little. As a rule, I go shoot with ISO 250-320 setting on my meter.