Favourite medium format?......

[honcho]

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the Fuji's lens is not wide enough for what i am looking for.

 

I thought that may be the case.  You may gather I really like this camera!

 

Good luck with the SWC, good choice, it's a unique camera!

[A miller]

I thought that may be the case.  You may gather I really like this camera!

 

Good luck with the SWC, good choice, it's a unique camera!

Indeed, it is a very neat camera.  I actually briefly owned the Bessa 667W, which i understand is the effectively the same, and even sang its praises in this thread this past winter.  It is very capable!

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[Keith (M)]

My usual ammunition for my Rolleicord Vb is Acros 100 for medium speed or Tri-X when I need something a little faster.  Yesterday I discovered a roll of FP4+ lurking in the freezer (as one does!) and as the sun was shining I loaded up and headed for the Ridgeway.  Ran off the film and developed it this morning in Rodinal 1:50 for 12mins, as per the MassiveDev app.  Scanned this afternoon and quite pleased with the detail and tonality of the results.

Lines In The Landscape:-

 

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[pico]

For wide MF I use a Plaubel Veriwide 6x10cm over 120 film and sometimes a Horseman 6x12cm with a 35mm Grandagon. I have also built my own 4x5" with a 47mm Super-Angulon.

[Keith (M)]

Ref post #245, six more shots from the same roll of 6x6cm FP4+ can be seen in this small gallery.  It proved to be a productive stroll

[A miller]

Ref post #245, six more shots from the same roll of 6x6cm FP4+ can be seen in this small gallery.  It proved to be a productive stroll

these are all very lovely, Keith.  The chunkiness in the clouds is a little distracting for me in a few of these.  Don't know whether it is the film emulsion, the scanning or the PP.  I would suspect that a darkroom analog print would eliminate this and that this is merely an artifact of the digitization?  Excellent work.

[Ai_Print]

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The Mamiya 6 hard at work at 12,400 feet, shot with my M240 / 28 2.8 Elmarit Asph.

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[philipus]

In the spirit of earlier photos (and secretly hoping the scope of this thread will be adjusted just a little bit to let it become the English equivalent of the 6x6 thread in the German forum), here's a photo from Stockholm.

 

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203FE 80/2.8 Provia 400X

[phipop]

I weakened and bought this:

 

 

It's rather good fun, and quite a bit more tricky to use than the Bessa III:

 

Chris

Hello Chris, was the bronica rf 645 not so good? your pictures are wonderful! thanks philippe

[Keith (M)]

6x6cm? Old hat!  What one needs is 6x9cm - now we're talking   The 'Big Beast' aka the Texas Leica.  My Rolleicord Vb is featherweight in comparison.  

Some examples from earlier this year when trying out my new acquisition.  

 

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[pico]

6x6cm? Old hat!  What one needs is 6x9cm - now we're talking   The 'Big Beast' aka the Texas Leica.

 

Keith, do you happen to know the actual horizontal dimension of your 6x9? I'm thinking of getting one.

 

In trade, I share that my Brooks Veriwide is 55x80mm, and the Plaubel Veriwide 100 is 55x90 (the real deal).

[Keith (M)]

Pico, have just measured a negative and the exposed area is 82.5mm x 56mm.

[pico]

Pico, have just measured a negative and the exposed area is 82.5mm x 56mm.

 

Thank you! That is a very common 'nominal' interpretation of 6x9. I can accept the reality that is is not real 6x9. That is certainly not a deal-breaker. I am off to find one! Again, many thanks, Keith!

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[honcho]

Squares don't come much more pocketable than an old folder.

 

My Agfa Isolette iii with 75mm Solinar, has become one of my all-time favourite film cameras:

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[fotohuis]

For me also the C.V. Bessa III 667. 6x6cm AND 6x7cm (effectivly 56mmx69mm) great lens and a relative small and very light in weight (1000 gram) 120/220 roll film camera. An ideal traveling camera.

 

 

Bessa III 667 with Acros 100 in Rollei Supergrain 1+15.

 

 

 

 

 

Bessa III 667 with Efke 25/ Rollei Pan 25 in FX-1.

[adan]

Update to my previous post #163 (and to revive this thread):

 

My back has been having serious conversations with me about the weight of my Hassy setup - I've had days laid up in bed after a long day's shoot carrying 40/100/150 and one body/prism. So I dumped the lot and got THIS when it suddenly appeared at the local store in prime condition:

 

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1954 Agfa Super-Isolette - the cream of the Agfa crop, with auto-loading (similar to Rolleiflex Automat in function, but not mechanics), f/3.5 Tessar-type unit-focusing Agfa Solinar lens, coupled range/viewfinder. 28.8 ounces/818 grams (that's less than an M10 and 35mm Summicron ASPH!). Fits in my Leica bag when folded. (Studio Photo: Leica M10/75 Summarit f/2.4)

 

"Ah, what a relief it is!"

 

Picture from my first self-assignment with it - Portraits of Dirt-Track Car Racers. The slightly-wide 75mm seems to be on a par with the Rolleiflex Tessars/Xenars - not the absolute sharpest, but clear and "brilliant" thanks to having only 6 air/glass surfaces. And the negs are just the right size so that I can still scan an authentic black border.

Kodak TMax 400 @ f/11 - 1/250, hazy afternoon sun.

 

 

BTW - the Super-Isolette is the camera the Soviets copied to produce the Iskra - one of which I had 10 years ago and was not bad, but leaked light like a sieve.

[EoinC]

Very nice, Andy, and a healthy decision for your back.

[philipus]

That looks to be in fantastic condition, Andy. Congratulations. Out of curiosity, how old is that camera?

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Philip

 

Update to my previous post #163 (and to revive this thread):

 

My back has been having serious conversations with me about the weight of my Hassy setup - I've had days laid up in bed after a long day's shoot carrying 40/100/150 and one body/prism. So I dumped the lot and got THIS when it suddenly appeared at the local store in prime condition:

 

ag1.jpg

 

1954 Agfa Super-Isolette - the cream of the Agfa crop, with auto-loading (similar to Rolleiflex Automat in function, but not mechanics), f/3.5 Tessar-type unit-focusing Agfa Solinar lens, coupled range/viewfinder. 28.8 ounces/818 grams (that's less than an M10 and 35mm Summicron ASPH!). Fits in my Leica bag when folded. (Studio Photo: Leica M10/75 Summarit f/2.4)

 

"Ah, what a relief it is!"

 

Picture from my first self-assignment with it - Portraits of Dirt-Track Car Racers. The slightly-wide 75mm seems to be on a par with the Rolleiflex Tessars/Xenars - not the absolute sharpest, but clear and "brilliant" thanks to having only 6 air/glass surfaces. And the negs are just the right size so that I can still scan an authentic black border.

Kodak TMax 400 @ f/11 - 1/250, hazy afternoon sun.

 

ag2.jpg

 

BTW - the Super-Isolette is the camera the Soviets copied to produce the Iskra - one of which I had 10 years ago and was not bad, but leaked light like a sieve.

[SilentShutter]

Mamiya RB67 kicks ass in the studio but for on location or a trip

I still love the Hasselblad 500 CM. 

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[mono]

6x6, Hassi and Rollei Sl 66