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Thread: What are Medium Format Cameras? |
    
Gold Member Username: Rovin
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| Posted on Saturday, February 04, 2006 - 09:38 pm: |
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U mean absolutely no 1 ever posted anything on this section !?
Well then i'll be the very 1st then .....
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Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 5218
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Saturday, February 04, 2006 - 09:42 pm: |
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If they have a question about medium format cameras, then I'll start answering questions. There are better forums out there for medium format users. |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 5221
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| Posted on Saturday, February 04, 2006 - 09:50 pm: |
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So...you have a question about these type of cameras? |
Gold Member Username: Chaunb3400
Huntsville,
Alabama
U.S.
Post Number: 4948
Registered: Jul-05
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| Posted on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 02:01 am: |
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what is it??, i dont no any thing about cameras |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 5315
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 01:11 am: |
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It uses bigger film than 35mm.
Don't worry about it, though. You probably won't be using one in your life time. Just get yourself a nice little point and shoot digital camera and you'll be fine |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 5335
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 06:58 am: |
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This is a digital medium format camera
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Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 5991
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| Posted on Saturday, February 18, 2006 - 07:11 am: |
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What?!?
Nobody wants this wondrous camera? |
Gold Member Username: Rovin
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 12:17 am: |
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lol - there was a time i did not know Berny .....
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Bronze Member Username: Frankthetank
Post Number: 53
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 02:00 am: |
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damn no wonder why it never caught on |
Bronze Member Username: Frankthetank
Post Number: 54
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 02:00 am: |
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Ill stick with digital camera |
Bronze Member Username: Frankthetank
Post Number: 55
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| Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 02:01 am: |
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like my canon that I just bought |
Bronze Member Username: Frankthetank
Post Number: 56
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 02:01 am: |
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kicks some serious @ss if you ask men |
Bronze Member Username: Frankthetank
Post Number: 57
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 02:02 am: |
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anyone ever heard of an APS apparently its the new age camera for hippies |
Bronze Member Username: Frankthetank
Post Number: 58
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 02:02 am: |
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I love fox news they just had a show on cameras |
Bronze Member Username: Frankthetank
Post Number: 59
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| Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 02:03 am: |
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anyone know any other shows? |
Bronze Member Username: Frankthetank
Post Number: 60
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 02:03 am: |
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that focuses on digi camera? |
Gold Member Username: Frank_abela
Berkshire
UK
Post Number: 1495
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 12:01 pm: |
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The term 'medium format camera' comes from the days of film and denotes the size of the negative. The most popular film ever is always 35mm (measured as the diagonal of the negative). The most popular medium format was 6x4.5cm. Next up was 6x6cm used predominantly by Hasselblad (you know, the cameras that went to the moon). Mamiya and one or two others use 6x7cm negatives. There is also Large Format!
The main benefit of medium format over 35mm is the larger negative allows you to blow up the picture much further than the 35mm allows before grain and blemishes set in. Furthemore, the medium format cameras were aimed much more at the pro-photographer. Most allowed you to change the film back even when part-used. In this way, the pro could take a few shots with a back containing polaroid film to see the results there and then, and then switch back to alternative film and shoot away. It also meant you could have black and white film in one back and colour in the other, a combination which a lot of nature photographers would carry with them. All of these are features we take for granted with digital of course, since it allows us to make these changes in software. The killer advantage of medium format over digital remains - to this day - how far you can blow up the picture and remain tack sharp. 16 megapixels isn't a patch on the resolution of 6x4.5, let alone the larger formats.
The downsides are that the cameras have to be a lot larger than the standard cameras. The lenses are typically a 72mm minimum and for fast lenses you're talking bigger and heavier. This raises the cost of lenses significantly too since the glass has to be precision ground in order to avoid abberations. A standard lens in medium format is of the order of £500 whereas the equivalent in 35mm would be £200. You also therefore get limited zoom lenses in any medium format range purely because of the cost, size and weight. You usually only get prime lenses.
For many years I lusted after a Bronica ETRSi. I've never bought one, and I still really wish I'd enjoyed the experience, but with the advances and convenience of digital, I fear I'll never give medium format a go.
Regards,
Frank. |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 8378
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| Posted on Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 06:04 pm: |
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I don't think theTank was ever interested in Medium Format. |
Silver Member Username: Ftalife
Post Number: 226
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Saturday, August 05, 2006 - 02:20 am: |
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lol, well I never new what a medium compact camera was till now. Thanks |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 9245
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Saturday, August 05, 2006 - 02:40 am: |
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I doubt you'll ever use that information. |
Gold Member Username: Illuminator
USA
Post Number: 4258
Registered: Apr-05
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| Posted on Monday, August 21, 2006 - 02:38 am: |
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Interesting features, but, it's definite that they're useless for any normal consumer, even pro's. |
Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 10152
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Monday, August 21, 2006 - 03:04 am: |
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You'll be surprised at how many pros use medium format, specially digital. |
Gold Member Username: Illuminator
USA
Post Number: 4326
Registered: Apr-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 06:28 pm: |
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What surprises me is that there are more posts in the MDF camera section than the 35mm SLR section... |
Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 10277
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 06:38 pm: |
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Oh, that was just Frank the Tank trying to increase his post count.
And of course, off topic stuff. |
Silver Member Username: Claudermilk
Post Number: 375
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 09:58 am: |
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So back on topic. I've been browsing the MF areas at KEH & the prices of bodies & lenses surprised me...as in they are reasonable affordable in comparison with the fancy DSLRs we're playing with. It's the digital backs that cost a fortune. Then of course, you can go Holga for all of $30 and be shooting MF. I'm sorely tempted.... |
Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 10354
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 06:18 pm: |
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Holga...holga...holga!!!!
I've been wanting to get one of those. |
Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 10372
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 12:04 am: |
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Did I miss all the excitement? |
Silver Member Username: Claudermilk
Post Number: 377
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 10:35 am: |
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I'm looking at this guy's site: http://www.holgamods.com/
Ran into a guy with one of these & the mod work looks well done. |
Gold Member Username: Rovin
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| Posted on Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 11:47 pm: |
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Gold Member Username: Illuminator
USA
Post Number: 4445
Registered: Apr-05
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| Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 12:00 am: |
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Nice use of a non-MDF camera haha. |
Gold Member Username: Rovin
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Post Number: 8911
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| Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2006 - 12:27 am: |
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lol ya jexx - i wanted 2 show only some ppl that pic
bassman3 this pic is 4 u
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Silver Member Username: Claudermilk
Post Number: 379
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Monday, August 28, 2006 - 10:01 am: |
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Doesn't this belong in the car audio forum? Not to be forum police, but how would anyone know to find those pics in a medium format camera area? |
