W/NW: medium format street photography

[stet]

I was reading about John Brownlow using a 4x5 and strobe for street photography, and that spurred me get over my laziness/fear of shooting MF in the street. Here's two from a Rapid Omega 200.

 

[kaiyen]

Rick,
These are great shots, and kudos to you for getting up nice and close.

allan

 

[stet]

thanks, Allan. I had no idea that that camera wouldn't be that intimidating, to other people or me. =)

 

[Dougg]

Good for you, Rick! And that's not one of the smaller MF rigs either! Most of my RFF gallery is spontaneous people shots using medium format, though with the smaller 6x4.5 format. The main issue is to have it with you, right?

 

[Rich Silfver]

MF camera: 'blad.

 

[sf]

medium format is all I have to give

 

[Gid]

Bronica RF645 with 45mm.

 

[sf]

MF camera: 'blad.

nice one, Rich. Perfect composition.

 

[stet]

good stuff! Fuel for my eyes and motivation.

So when you go out shooting, how do you strap your camera? The RO has neckstrap lugs, but everytime I'd lift, the strap would interfere with the lens or plunger. I just stick with the grip and the strap on that.

 

[Pherdinand]

SUper Ikonta and Rolleiflex. Budapest and Eindhoven. Delta 3200 and 400.

 

[Toby]

Pentax 6x7 in the West Bank a refugee camp near Ramallah. (people in the next street could hear the shutter)

 

[Pherdinand]

i love how teenagers, esp. boys like to pose for the camera

I have a funny shot of a young iraqui boy but it's on a 6x6 slide so can't scan it [yet]. He posed and then loolked at the Rolleiflex' screen to check out how the pic is. He was deeply disappointed: "But man, i'm not even in the shot!"

 

[Simon Larbalestier]

Technically perhaps not "street" but certainly outside
(Mamiya 6MF + 75mm and Mamiya 7ii + 80mm)

 

[iDude]

Rolleiflex Automat

 

[lubitel]

does holga count?

 

[lubitel]

here is a holga shot of russian musicians on the street.

 

[Todd.Hanz]

Rolleiflex (double exposure)

Rolleiflex

Adox MF folder

Todd

 

[Simon Larbalestier]

To join Lubitel, a holga shot:

how do you post it as an image in the thread and not as an attachment?
i tried tried the

 

[KoNickon]

Simon, those are outstanding.

 

[Simon Larbalestier]

Simon, those are outstanding.

Nick that's very kind of you to say.
Just wish i could figure out how to post in the thread as a large image.....