Medium + Large Format Thread Part 2! Because large format takes a long time.

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guidoanselmi: Feb 6, 2008; I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest post. No lies whatsoever.

Because I'm getting in on the first page, I just want to plug my own favorite camera: Fuji GW690.

it's like $500 (for GW690II) with a single fixed lens. It's stupid simple to use, a rangefinder, and amazing glass with 6x9cm negs. The last photo was shot at f/8 for some perspective.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2013 21:54

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# ¿ Apr 19, 2024 08:04

guidoanselmi: Feb 6, 2008; I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest post. No lies whatsoever.

Yeah, that's what I posted what I did. Also, no one really seems to like 645 here, which I think is still a nifty format for being cheap and still getting enough of the MF feel (DOF & tones). I use a Pentax 645N, which has glass compatible with the older generation (645) and now the Pentax 645D, digital (a rather cheap ~$9k).

It even comes with analog exif data!

# ¿ Feb 7, 2013 22:00

guidoanselmi: Feb 6, 2008; I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest post. No lies whatsoever.

Primo Itch posted:

Thanks, I'll do some research on the moskva.

The thing for me is, I'm in Brazil and anything film related is ridiculously expensive around here (I'm talking 20USD for a roll of 35mm tri-x), so i'm thinking about using the trip to buy a MF camera (and TONS of film).

if I were still in LA (where i'd just swing by samy's), i'd volunteer to get cash from you w/ paypal and then go buy stuff and ship to ya. i'm sure someone in the forums who can help out if you're not making a trip for any other reason.

# ¿ Feb 8, 2013 05:55

guidoanselmi: Feb 6, 2008; I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest post. No lies whatsoever.

Fuji also makes the GS680, which is an absurdly large and surprisingly electronic camera for (generally) landscape & architectural use.

I almost bought it - but then decided it was too large to be practical.

I then bought an RZ67 (and resold it back to KEH a year later).

guidoanselmi fucked around with this message at 19:12 on Feb 9, 2013

# ¿ Feb 8, 2013 22:00

guidoanselmi: Feb 6, 2008; I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest post. No lies whatsoever.

i broke even on a body, 2 lenses, and 2 backs though i sold one lens on the forums.

the funny thing is i ruined the camera. i was shooting here: http://www.yelp.com/biz/pfeiffer-beach-big-sur , and it was so windy that the inside of my fuji and RZ turned into the saharah as my face was sandblasted. both cameras stopped functioning. i was able to repair the fuji myself and the RZ was shot. it worked briefly after a diagnostic cleaning but then failed shortly thereafter.

i went to a KEH buy-back night and told them it was non-operable, but the camera decided to work again right then and i got paid well.

of course my pentax K7 kept working without a hitch :smug:

# ¿ Feb 8, 2013 22:43

guidoanselmi: Feb 6, 2008; I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest post. No lies whatsoever.

Phase One H20 back for sale for $850: http://stlouis.craigslist.org/pho/3663319790.html

Should I do it? I dunno what I'd buy to use it with? I have a 4x5 view camera though I don't know if there's an adapter out there for it.

# ¿ Mar 22, 2013 18:35

guidoanselmi: Feb 6, 2008; I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest post. No lies whatsoever.

that sounds ominous. does it not have an SD/CF card slot?

# ¿ Mar 22, 2013 19:29

guidoanselmi: Feb 6, 2008; I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest post. No lies whatsoever.

well forget that then :smith:

# ¿ Mar 22, 2013 19:54

guidoanselmi: Feb 6, 2008; I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest post. No lies whatsoever.

Santa is strapped posted:

Guys, this is a bag-able 4x5 camera

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wanderlust/travelwide-45-camera

so, uh, i put in $99 for the 90mm one. now something tells me i won't be able to find a lens for it under like $500 because the market in LF glass will actually dry up.

# ¿ Apr 12, 2013 20:44

guidoanselmi: Feb 6, 2008; I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest post. No lies whatsoever.

a foolish pianist posted:

The dorkroom must be filled with tiny people. The RB isn't that big, and it's a good size and shape for carrying.

uh huh. i sold back my RZ after a year. it was pretty drat impractical even though it was manageable. i'm pretty certain it was designed to be a studio camera, too?

anyway so i wont be posting much here this summer. dont have my desktop around so no scanning or editing. i accidentally got a cd when i had a roll dev'd from my fuji gw690, though:

the quality seems better than my v500 at home. too bad its still not worth it.

# ¿ Jun 1, 2013 22:25

guidoanselmi: Feb 6, 2008; I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest post. No lies whatsoever.

psh my 69 is 3.2 lb :smug:

Paul MaudDib posted:

... for some big, heavy, possibly meterless camera.

I haven't used a meter in years and it hasn't mattered - even with slide. Then again theyre personal snapshots and not work.

# ¿ Jun 2, 2013 04:19

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# ¿ Apr 19, 2024 08:04

guidoanselmi: Feb 6, 2008; I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest post. No lies whatsoever.

MrBlandAverage posted:

Focal plane shutters

a few lenses have em. i almost got one for my p645. i dont think theres that much of a markup on em when i checked?

e: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pentax-SMC-Takumar-6x7-90mm-f2-8-Leaf-Shutter-lens-Pentax-6x7-67-MLU-67II-/400488770886 dunno if thats ok for p67 glass? probably a bit more expensive i guess

# ¿ Jun 3, 2013 21:07

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