carstenw wrote:
Yeah, I need to rationalize a bit too.
Do you still shoot film on a regular basis?
Makten wrote:
I think you are looking for things that will never happen to be. Large format lenses are generally slow. Even medium format lenses don\'t give shorter DOF than the fastest 24x36 lenses. For example, the Pentax 105/2.4 for 6x7 is sort of the same as a 50/1.2 on 24x36. It gives the same DOF, but the result is of course A LOT sharper at wide apertures, and the bokeh is superior.
If I were you, I\'d get a Leica Noctilux 50/1.0 (or 0.95 if money isn\'t a problem) for the M9 instead. It\'ll give you shorter DOF than any present (or forthcoming) digital medium format camera, at a lower price too. Mind you, 645 isn\'t gonna cut it DOF-wise since all lenses are f/2.8 or in some cases f/2. Still far away from 50/1.0 on 24x36, but certainly sharper. And 6x7 is about the same. Just a bit sharper.
Anyway, I have sort of the same desire as you. My cheap solution is 6x7 and B&W film.
Yes, it\'s possible that the Noctilux would be a good choice from that perspective. Unfortunately it wouldn\'t be good for other reasons. I like the 50/0.95 rendering but I would not want it on a rangefinder. Focusing exactly wide open is difficult enough with a 50/1.5 for anything except closeups. The (in)accuracy I\'d be getting at f/0.95 at a distance of say 10 meters would defeat the purpose of the lens. Plus, I\'m not quite willing to spend that much on a single lens.
I have not tried shooting B&W 6x7 but I\'ll try it if my quest for a color film that I like fails. I\'ve been shooting Tri-X 400 on a Pentax 30. Lovely camera and the 50/1.7 is a nice lens and I like the results better than what I\'m getting with color film from the 67. It could be simply that they did not manage to botch B&W scans quite as bad as the color ones.
If I recall correctly, you have an Epson V700 scanner. What kind of output resolution can you get from a 6x7 slide? Can you match your D700 in detail?
Anyway, I\'m running out of photos to post, but here are two. Tri-X 400 definitely on the second one, maybe on the first one. I shot a roll of something a while ago, but not sure which stock it was. Possibly Neopan, but I think it was Tri-X.
Jan 15, 2011 at 04:41 PM
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