I watched a documentary a few month back on David Bailey (I am sure most people on here of heard of him!)...he still uses (professionally) a TLR rollie and a Mamiya 7..... and the programe showed the results of a model shoot with the TLR......from what I could tell from the TV...stunning 36" sq (or thereabouts) prints.
This is, from what I hear, the same camera he used to shoot the Beatles in the 60s.
Adding to that...a vote for the V700. I have been scanning some ancient 6X6 B+W negs and it isn't too difficult to get excellent scans and images (just experiment with the height adjusters first).
I personally don't have loads of money at the moment.....but I am still tempted each time I see a mint bronica RF on eBay...
anthonygh wrote:
I watched a documentary a few month back on David Bailey (I am sure most people on here of heard of him!)...he still uses (professionally) a TLR rollie and a Mamiya 7..... and the programe showed the results of a model shoot with the TLR......from what I could tell from the TV...stunning 36" sq (or thereabouts) prints.
This is, from what I hear, the same camera he used to shoot the Beatles in the 60s.
Adding to that...a vote for the V700. I have been scanning some ancient 6X6 B+W negs and it isn't too difficult to get excellent scans and images (just experiment with the height adjusters first).
I personally don't have loads of money at the moment.....but I am still tempted each time I see a mint bronica RF on eBay......Show more →
Great thoughts, thanks for sharing! I honestly don't know the gentlemen mentioned, however, off to Google I go! I have studied many people of every idea since before google, so I may have bumped into this person, however, i shall continue, and again, thanks for sharing!
anthonygh wrote:
I watched a documentary a few month back on David Bailey (I am sure most people on here of heard of him!)...he still uses (professionally) a TLR rollie and a Mamiya 7..... and the programe showed the results of a model shoot with the TLR......from what I could tell from the TV...stunning 36" sq (or thereabouts) prints.
This is, from what I hear, the same camera he used to shoot the Beatles in the 60s.
Adding to that...a vote for the V700. I have been scanning some ancient 6X6 B+W negs and it isn't too difficult to get excellent scans and images (just experiment with the height adjusters first).
I personally don't have loads of money at the moment.....but I am still tempted each time I see a mint bronica RF on eBay......Show more →
David Bailey OH WOW!
anthonygh wrote:
I watched a documentary a few month back on David Bailey (I am sure most people on here of heard of him!)...he still uses (professionally) a TLR rollie and a Mamiya 7..... and the programe showed the results of a model shoot with the TLR......from what I could tell from the TV...stunning 36" sq (or thereabouts) prints.
This is, from what I hear, the same camera he used to shoot the Beatles in the 60s.
Adding to that...a vote for the V700. I have been scanning some ancient 6X6 B+W negs and it isn't too difficult to get excellent scans and images (just experiment with the height adjusters first).
I personally don't have loads of money at the moment.....but I am still tempted each time I see a mint bronica RF on eBay......Show more →
thanks again for the correspondence, and suggestions! I have a question, hopefully not to lame, or dull, but how does the V700, or any of these printers work? do i put the neg in it, or do i need to first have it printed elsewhere, then scan it? thank you ahead of response!!
I have a 6008i myself, and while it is a very neat camera, with modern-ish operation and in-camera metering, great lenses, yadda yadda, I am not sure I would recommend it to an American (or a Canadian). They never were the big hit over there that they (sort of) were on the old side of the pond, and support could be an issue. Francke&Heidecke (the company which made these cameras) made a long series of mistakes in setting up dealer networks, and they never really managed to straighten things up properly.
In Germany, a camera like this would be worth the equivalent of roughly $500 with no lens or film back, or down from that in case the condition isn't great. I would recommend getting a fully working kit with the 120 back and 80/2.8 lens as a good starting point, and that might run more like $750 or so.
There are definitely cheaper ways to test out the waters for someone wanting to try medium format. The Rolleiflex would be more something to get into when you know exactly why you want it, when nothing else will do, and the reason isn't its cool bauhaus design. There are some valid reasons.
my c220 arrived today, and i'd be lying if i said i wasn't like a kid on christmas.
went out at lunch and read over the manual, grabbed a roll of ilford hp5 400 at the local store because that's all that was there in single rolls, loaded it up, framed up a shot, metered it with my iphone.... and didn't pull the trigger because the shot wasn't going to be worth $1.50.
goosemang wrote:
my c220 arrived today, and i'd be lying if i said i wasn't like a kid on christmas.
went out at lunch and read over the manual, grabbed a roll of ilford hp5 400 at the local store because that's all that was there in single rolls, loaded it up, framed up a shot, metered it with my iphone.... and didn't pull the trigger because the shot wasn't going to be worth $1.50.
i love this already. we'll see if it gets old
If you're just starting out and you have a Walmart near you, you should be able to get your cost-per-shot way below $1.50. I buy 5-packs of Portra 400 online for about $5.50 a roll. Walmart will develop and give you a set of small prints for about $2.20 with their Fuji send-out service. For 12 shots with your c220, that works out to 65 cents a shot. Not to harp on price, but you need to be able to feel free to experiment to enjoy the shooting experience.
hey guys i've been playing with this mamiya c220 for a couple days. so far so good, i guess, but one thing is bothering me:
the focusing screen on this thing is pretty dark. there's some dust under there as well that's pretty visible. would it be a good idea to try and clean it, or should that be left to a shop? (i'm talking about underneath the screen - i already cleaned the top.)
