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davidmknoble
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I enjoy both! But there is something special about a larger negative.
Apologies - I've only now discovered your post. It's quite an adventure going MF and most rewarding, although any shortcomings in technique will be ruthlessly exposed! I started MF digital shooting almost two decades ago using the Hasselblad Ixpress backs on a Contax 645, Mamiya 645 Pro and various Mamiya RZ67s, specifically their high-end multi-shot backs: 384C and 528C. I still use the 528C on a Contax 645 today for recording ultra-high definition images of things like paintings for insurers though with file sizes of up to 528Mb, any post-processing needs a lot of computing power! Although I still use film and smaller digital formats, my daily camera is the Fuji GFX 50S II which is a joy to use, has an exemplary sensor and some stunning lenses; as 95% of my photography is now for hobby purposes, I can't justify the cost of the 100Mp models. Fortunately, there is a wide range of adapters for the Fuji that permit the use of many old lenses; I can even use the stunning Zeiss glass made for the Contax 645 using Fringer's AF Adapter. Whichever system you opt for, I'm sure you're going to enjoy the experience!
Just for fun, here's a piccie of a lens from 1963 attached to my former MF Fuji, the 50S - it's the awesome Zeiss 500mm f4.5 Mirotar (only around 250 were made between the early '60s and mid-'90s) using the help of the Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight for alignment. It's the fastest 500mm reflex lens I've ever used and images are breathtakingly sharp; you needed a mortgage to buy one back in the day but it's wonderful to be able to use such amazing old glass on modern sensors.
Just for fun, here's a piccie of a lens from 1963 attached to my former MF Fuji, the 50S - it's the awesome Zeiss 500mm f4.5 Mirotar (only around 250 were made between the early '60s and mid-'90s) using the help of the Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight for alignment. It's the fastest 500mm reflex lens I've ever used and images are breathtakingly sharp; you needed a mortgage to buy one back in the day but it's wonderful to be able to use such amazing old glass on modern sensors.
- OLYMPUS CORPORATION E-M1MarkIII
- ƒ/1.8
- 15mm
- 1/60s
- ISO 2500