Suitable For Landscapes?

[exclusive]

at the moment im looking at medium format 6x6 images for landscape work. at the moment i'm using a Lubitel 166U off ebay for £10, and love the format so am looking to buy a quality piece of equipment now. i'm torn between the Hasselblad 500CM which is the best hassie i can afford. i don't like the Bronica system having had a go with it.

but by buying the mamiya 6 i could afford two lenses and the body. but i'm concerned with using grad filters ad im looking through a rangefinder. does anyone use grads with this camera? or use it for landscape work.

 

[Pherdinand]

I would say, if you want to use it for nature work with filters and such, you'll need a tripod too, it's better to have an SLR or maybe a TLR. RF is not very handy in using filters, and you won't use the biggest advantages of a rangefinder, that are(in my oppinion): handholdability, quick accurate focusing, portability.
If you really can't afford a hasselblad systemn, there's something called kowa six which is a good system; there's the FSU 'hasselblad' that is kiev 6x6 slr, there is the pentacon six TL with a set of good underpriced lenses, there is rollei (ok, the 6x6 slr is not really cheaper than hassleblad), there is the rollei TLR (fixed lens) and there is the mamiya interchangeable-lens TLR system (maybe this would be the best/cheapest option for you).

I apologize the forum for suggesting not to go for the rangefinder. :angel: