![]() It's also hard to replicate the look of some of the nicest Hasselblad lenses.the Mamiya lenses are all f/4 or slower, and the closest focus is 1m (and 1.8m for the 150/4.5). That said, for portraiture or telephoto work, the Hasselblad is miles better. In terms of pure sharpness and freedom from distortion, it also has the best lenses and it is clearly the quietest camera. The lenses are great, the camera is well designed ergonomically, and having a meter built in is a great advantage. Personally, I think the Mamiya 7 is the best combination of portability and quality. As everyone has said, the Fujis are not small! They are not light either, but not very heavy in comparison to cameras with their negative size. If you are happy with the Hasselblad, there is no reason to just buy something new, but if you feel like it, it doesn't mean you have failed as a photographer! I also use a Hasselblad and a Mamiya 7II, and in the past I had a Fuji G690 (the older interchangeable lens version). The desire for a new camera is not always a bad thing, it can open up new creative doors. Im using the CF T version but I hear the last one is It would be nice to pick up a newer version of the 80mm lens. Maybe I should just satisify me thirst for more gear by picking up a second Hassy body. Not bad when you factor in that its 36 scans something like. Its around $20.00 a roll for prints and scans. But with 35mm you can send it to a mail order place like NorthCoast and I think Negs, and it doesnt do well for 35mm imo. ![]() Your right about the problem of big prints though. MAMIYA 6 FLICKR PORTABLEI never did care for TLR's though.ģ5mm is a great portable solution, yes. Mat as a more portable solution to compliment the Blad. I know a few fine art photographers who work with Hasselblad systems and also have something like a Rollie or Yashica. I can see the Fiji around someones neck but I cant see the Blad that way. I find it interesting that you say the Blad is just as portable as the Fuji! I never held th eFuji, but in the photos it looks so Of glass would be hard t duplicate with anything from Japan. But then again, there is somethign magical aboout that camera, and that Zeiss piece I also think that at times the Blad doesnt make much sense for me since that 80mm lens isĪlmost permamently mounted to it. Sometimes I look at rectangular format images and think it I am thinking about picking up another medium format camera. If you find you don't like it-or the Blad suits you just as well in the end-you'll no doubt get back pretty much what you paid for them if you decide they weren't worth the investment.īernard very good synopsis! Yes I think its probably more gear envy on my part then necessity. If you've got the cash to pick up one of the two cameras, go for it and see how it suits you. And the shutter made a metallic clang when fired which sounded to my ears like a manhole cover being dropped!īecause of the above, and the fact that I hadn't been able to bring my 4x5 enlarger over to London with me from the States and so couldn't print the negs (I now have an Epson V750, which would indeed be lovely with 6x9 film) I eventually traded mine and a bit of cash for a Leica M3 and a lens, which gives me everything a rangefinder should be about, minus of course the ability to print/scan as large with the kind of quality 6x9 gives you. Not only that, but getting only eight shots on a roll of 120 (the 16 on 220 was nice, though-if you shoot colour and can still find 220 film and get it processed in your area it really killed me when Ilford stopped making 220 B&W) slowed things down, too. It produced truly excellent images, but was a bit large and unwieldy for what it was: a rangefinder, the purpose of which generally is for quick and spontaneous shooting. ![]() To me, a Blad and 80 mm lens are very portable-really, about as much so as either of the two cameras you're looking at in my own opinion. Mmmmm, I don't know if I'd make that trade. I'll look up your web site / blog and say hi there too. At the end of the day it gets down to functional needs and personal likes. ![]() MAMIYA 6 FLICKR FREEIm a landscape photographer hassle free carrying is the way to go for me :) I don't know the FUJI GW690 at all. I do prefer 6x7 as a format and the Mamiya is much easier to carry. In film cameras I also have a Horseman SW612. The Mamiya 6 is also brilliant, better I'm told by others but I've never tried it. I like a camera that just gets out of the way and lets me be the photographer. its so easy to carry anywhere, really outstanding lenses and so simple to operate. ![]() On the subject of cameras I have many but my favourite is my Mamiya 7II. Film has been a great teacher, I've never looked back. I was still new to photography at the time and felt that digital was not helping me learn what I wanted to learn about photography so I switch to film. I started with digital and quickly went to film for my serious work. ![]()
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