medium format

pukey · 20-09-2005 8:12pm #1

my brother is just getting into medium format and just bought a mamiya 645 (allowing me to pick up a canon eos 3000 fairly cheaply with a 75-300mm lense). having just trawled through alot of shops looking at the gear am starting to get interested. anyone into medium format or mamiya and know anything about them?

FinoBlad · 21-09-2005 8:36am

see your location is Paris France, do a google for "Le moyen format" on boulevard de beaumarchais. Remember to close your jaw when in the shop

pukey · 21-09-2005 10:46am

yeah that place is enough to make you week at the knees, and your credit card weep

DadaKopf · 21-09-2005 11:15am

That street is way overpriced.

pukey · 24-09-2005 8:51pm

yeah but that street aside, is anyone into medium format?

FinoBlad · 24-09-2005 9:24pm

pukey wrote:

is anyone into medium format?

i am, what do you need to know?

pukey · 25-09-2005 10:44am

well, what are the advantages and disadvantages? does the larger format actually give noticeably better quality pictures? is development more expense and is it difficult to find places that do it? does it encourage you to get into developing your own prints?

minnie_mouse · 27-09-2005 10:26am

hi pukey,

its well worth trying medium format. I rember the first time i saw a med format i was blown away. I have used the mamiya 645, just the hasselblad 6x6. Basically medium format equals proffesional standard. to get film 5.50 eueo develop and contact is15 euro, that is expnsive but definley worth it to see for yourself. you can rent all thing hasslblad at www.dml.ie, i duno where else you can rent medium format. u can develop n buf film at gunnes

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