When Film RF, When Film SLR?

[pirx70]

In my case it's determined by gear constraints for a given FL. That is, if I shoot MF , it's Mamiya 7II on the wider end - 43, 80 and the longer one - my favourite 150 (in 135 roughly 21, 39, 73 mm equivalents). If I want to get a tighter frame or place nearby objects precisely in the composition, it's the SLR Mamiya 645 1000s with 80,90,120,150,180 and 300mm in P-six mount. Where square would make sense (it does and fantastically so very often, but I'm always rueful about wasted paper doing blowups), I get my Arax 88, which I like with the 50 mm Flektogon. For 135 it's Zeiss Ikon with 28,35 and 50 mm, and two really great Olympuses OM1 and 2 with 28 and 50mm as backups (have no other OM lenses). Had I money, I would probably buy 21 and 25 ZM lenses and a Bessa body with the corresponding frames, just as mfogiel writes. And maybe 85/2 for the OMs. And then I also have two versions of 100mm Orestor and Helios 44-3 in M42 which I particularly like but haven't managed to buy a decent body for - I targeted Pentax MX and Praktica B200/BC1 several times, but always and convinced myself I really don't need them. And of course there's always the XA in my pocket. And camera choice and FL depends on the mood, of course. Recently it's been the 1000s.

 

[redisburning]

an RF when I can afford the 50 APO ASPH Summicron

an SLR until then, with lenses I like better than what I can afford in M mount.

 

[kxl]

I recently bought a Spotmatic out of curiosity, but other than that, I no longer use a film SLR. I've gone completely digital for all SLR needs. The only film I shoot these days is B&W film, using an RF.

 

[VertovSvilova]

Doesn't it depend on the kind of project you're working on? Certain cameras are good for certain things and not good for others.

There's also this reality: when I was in grad school all I had was one camera and one lens. It was all I could afford to own at the time and it's all I ever used. But what came from it was the MFA degree, a large grant, three exhibitions, a book publication, and a teaching position. That made me realize something important about photo equipment. 🙂

Nonetheless, I still have to constantly remind myself of that. Unfortunately I also like the physicality of the tools themselves and can get sucked into it all too easily, especially now that I can afford certain 'unnecessary extras' in my life. This can quickly become a burden that too often only detracts from the desired end product: the photograph itself.

 

[Spicy]

Mood or what lenses I feel like using.

Generally, this is 21-50mm for RF, 50-105mm for SLR