[Konvas] Large format/plate cameras

[Ole Dost]

I am owning the Mamiya RB 67. Very solid, very reliable. And bodies, lenses,
accessory have become very cheap on the used market. Almost the same cost as
the P6 and Kiev Camera System. What I really love on the RB 67: The
non-square negative fits better to most motivs than square (doesn´t force to
crop) and the revolving back, that holds the Mag is really comfortable and
is a big advantage over the Zenza Bronica 6x7. The Mamiya RB 67 is said to
be heavy. Last weekend, I walked through Munich the whole day with a Mamiya
RB 67, several films, flashlight in a metal case and I survived it
 And I
guess that those saying that it´s unbearable heavy are not used to carry
motion picture cameras around as we discussion list members are :-)  I would
recommend buying a Kiev 60 as a second MF camera (I have been using one and
was very happy with it, but I gave it to two pupils of the school where I am
teaching. I try to convert them from digitalism to good old
photography
Seems, as I am successful!). You can use the Kiev 60 to hold the
Zodiac 30mm fisheye that is said to be great. Nothing comparable in terms of
angle and price range in the Japanese, German or Swedish MF-camera systems.
Have a Mamma mia RB 67 for most shooting situations and Macro and an extra
Kiev 60 or Pentacon Six body for fisheye- or extreme tele range- (500mm from
Meyer Görlitz/Pentacon) photography.

Regards,

Ole

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Von: cinema-bounces at konvas.org [mailto:cinema-bounces at konvas.org] Im Auftrag
von Speedbirdmgh at aol.com
Gesendet: Dienstag, 17. März 2009 23:26
An: cinema at konvas.org
Betreff: Re: [Konvas] Large format/plate cameras

 

Many, many thanks to all members who answered my previous questions ref the
above subject.

 

Also a special thanks to HW for his very detailed brief on other cameras in
the range and also his vigilance in tracking a few down. One of them has a
framing issue where it overlaps the next frame by 1 cm.

 

I am still looking and trying to get a 'handle' on it.  I've been shooting
35mm stills for a long time and have even spent a small fortune on various
cameras and lenses but as cameras became more sophisticated my photography
seem to get worse. My best years were when I used an old manual Kodak
bellows type belonging to my father and as I progressed to a SLR manual my
images got better and became quite proficient at taking pictures. I even
attended numorous college courses to perfect image making and even won a
couple of prizes (nothing special) for my efforts. I was taught all the
right things and it paid off.

But when modern cameras came out they took away some of your skills and I
started to lose what picture taking was all about, I became "snap happy" and
taking 20 rolls of film a day became the norm. I once used a "hassie" which
belonged to a professional photographer and shot Samantha Fox in his studio.
At the time she was the highest paid model and although a delight to
photograph I became disillusioned with the process as my professional  boy
said, "just keep firing off the rolls darling, and I will load the backs".
Taking 200 shots seemed to be what it was about and then I had to drop the
films off and two hours later collect the proofs. Marking two chosen shots
with a red pen was a days work!  Then it ended up in the paper the next day
and he and the model got a fat cheque. That was the end of my professional
still photography career.

 

I now see the world in a different light and desparately want to get back to
basics and shoot the beautiful things in life. Hence the need for high
definition, unless there is a digital version that will do the same job.
know that I have just opened a hornets nest......as 35mm will probably do
the same job.

 

Film is in my blood and I cannot do much about that.

 

Rita  

 

 

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