carstenw wrote:
I have always wanted to try 6x7, but I am quite fond of 6x6, so I never got beyond my 203FE. Is there a 6x7 camera with a waist-level finder and metering?
Not that I know of. As you probably know, the Rollei 6008 has metering even when using the WLF, but that's 6x6. (Hy6/AFi does the same, and some other cameras in the Rollei 6000 series).
Yes, The Rolleis do, and some of the 200-series Hasselblads do as well, like my 203FE, but I cannot see it with the loupe folded away, only with the loupe in action. I would likely use it that way anyway, but I was surprised to find that out.
3 nice shots, Graham. I think I would prefer that last one if the entrance and right-side fence weren't in the shot, leaving it almost two-tone… Is it a crop or a stitch?
carstenw wrote:
Nice! Cropped again? I thought you liked 4:3
I do, but more for portraits. Sometime with subjects like this, a higher ratio is more appealing. I just cropped this to whatever looked good. I didn't choose any particular aspect ratio. Well spotted, by the way
You are right, it does suit this subject. I am mildly allergic to 3:2 though, and this at the very least comes close, triggering a small reaction
I find that 3:2 only really fits somewhat panoramic scenes well, in horizontal mode. I cannot recall seeing a 3:2 image in portrait orientation which didn't somehow look too tall, except perhaps full-body portraits. I like the feeling of space in 4:3 and 5:4 and 6:7. I like 1:1 (i.e. 6x6 and relatives) for how different it is to anything else, and for its calm. I love panoramic formats like 6x17, but those are almost only one-trick ponys. I can count the number of good panoramic images I have seen in portrait orientation on two fingers, I think.
