Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 645's but other medium format camera designs put traditional 35mm shooting subjects into the hands of brownie film shooters. The Pentax 67 was a Texas SLR after a few rolls you forgot there was any such thing as 35mm. And folders. And rangefinder cameras. To say a thing is 35mm territory which cant be done well with a bigger sensor or film size I think is going to go down as questionable as it either has or will soon be proved otherwise. And you can get any decisive moment you want you DON'T want your 35mm print hanging next to a still boring image form medium format. As I will just appear way more solid and think and rich and real. I'm guessing by now the landscape galleries in California are dominated by medium format digital (30 x 45mm CCD is the S format) but I bet most of the wildlife venues and there may be some overlap is solidly 24x36. There have always been a small subgroup of shooters who go outside the box and shoot a bigger format than the rest regardless of what genre we are looking at. And maybe a few who go smaller. I sure can't name one who was shooting medium format wildlife film but I bet there were some. I bet there was one guy who shot sheet film. Lived in a tent. Though I'm sure some of those 645 film systems would have worked out on that. Wildlife., I think the Leica S system like the film 645 systems makes medium format shooting about as quick and flexible as 35mm shooting. They're DSLR's. And they which and feel pretty close to Canons and Nikons. But of course way more gorgeous. On 9/17/13 11:43 AM, "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote: > George Lottermoser wrote: > >> On Sep 17, 2013, at 10:14 AM, Doug Herr wrote: >> >>>> As 35DSLR-like as it seems to be >>>> I'd guess that Medium-Format idiosyncrasies >>>> still show up; >>>> resulting in a, >>>> "wish I had the DMR/280 Apo on this trek." >>> >>> Especially where a trek is involved. >> >> I'd assume that you can handle the size and weight for the foreseeable >> future. >> >> I'm speaking more about the focus ring throw >> size and vibration of larger mirror and shutter >> the medium-format scale-up stuff. > > Yup all important stuff. > >> >> Having read your posts over the years >> I sense that you've found a near ideal solution >> to achieve your goals. >> >> A larger sensor temps us. > > And a big beautiful viewfinder, and the S2's control layout. > >> Certainly we deserve at least a 24x36 ;~) >> Yet 30x45 may actually be "too big" >> for some "conditions" work flows. > > I'd like to be able to make a huge print when I get photos like these: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/mammals/ursidae/blbear05.html > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/trsw01.html > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/phasianidae/witu22.html > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/phasianidae/witu21.html > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/feha02.html > >> And we can't know 'til we put it to work >> under our own conditions. > > Yup. And S2 money, even a few days' rental, is a serious piece of change > that > deserves very careful deliberation. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/