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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: MF rangefinders (was M6 with studio flash try out)
From: "Simon Greenwood" <mail@simon.gs>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 14:21:28 -0000
References: <BA6E05C6.BC02%simon@sclamb.com> <002e01c2d1ba$4de041e0$1f00a8c0@HECTOR2> <007501c2d1ce$1a8fe020$0200a8c0@c439786a>

I came close to getting a Mamiya 7II, the camera handles well has a good
viewfinder,  excellent lenses and 6x7 is a great format.

There is a used  Fuji GW670 III in my local shop window, and I keep looking
at it, as on the scale of things it is pretty cheap and well spoken of -
http://www.photographyreview.com/Medium,Format/Fuji,GW-670,III,/PRD_83370_31
07crx.aspx

However I want something that will broaden my interest beyond reportage,
something that will demand thought, and a tripod, and ..er.. something that
will not get used much! like the Pentax 67II.

Simon G




- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Leeson" <pjleeson@mchsi.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 1:04 PM
Subject: [Leica] Re: MF rangefinders (was M6 with studio flash try out)


> What do you (and others) think about MF rangefinders such as  the Mamiya
> 6 or 7.  I've bought and sold old Bronica's for the same reason you
> describe, and finally admitted that having a meter in the body is the
> only way to get many shots.  I also considered  Fuji (no meter) and
> Bronica RF645 (no used ones).  I thought the Mamiya 6 would work like a
> Leica M7 and would actually get used, then I'll thin out the old
> dust-collectors (but just a bit).
> Phil
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Simon Greenwood" <mail@simon.gs>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 4:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 with studio flash try out
>
>
> > I sold my Hasselblad because I spent more time on the mechanics of
> taking a
> > picture than the composition itself. Whilst I had rasor sharp trannies
> the
> > pictures were not in themselves as good as those taken with my contax
> tvs.
> >
> > A comparison of your excellent mac.com picture with the Hasselblad
> portraits
> > on your own website only confirm this for me.
> >
> > With the M6 the girls cheerfully alowed you to get in close and
> remained
> > relaxed because even at their age they realised it was not such a
> serious
> > shoot, just a bit of fun. I'm willing to bet that you looked a lot
> more
> > relaxed.
> >
> > My wife hated it when I got out the Hasselblad and my sister knew that
> her
> > children would have grown up and had children of their own before I
> got the
> > light reading, focus..etc.right!
> >
> > You have convinced me that I do not need to get another medium format
> camera
> > though naturally enough I will probably buy one, possibly by the end
> of the
> > month, use it solidly for a week, then put it away and get it out
> periodicly
> > to clean and admire.
> >
> > ;.)
> >
> > Simon G
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Simon Lamb" <simon@sclamb.com>
> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 1:43 AM
> > Subject: [Leica] M6 with studio flash try out
> >
> >
> > > Spurred on by an image I saw a while back created by Mark Rabiner
> with his
> > > M6 using studio flash, I tried using my M6 with some Multiblitz
> flashes at
> > > the weekend.  Here is a resultant image:
> > >
> > > http://homepage.mac.com/sclamb/PhotoAlbum8.html
> > >
> > > I have never really considered using the M6 before but, with the
> results
> > > that I achieved, especially using the 90mm APO ASPH (which this
> image was
> > > taken with), I may start using it a lot more.  It is certainly
> easier to
> > > handle that an SLR or the Hasselblad, and the image quality of the
> 12"X8"
> > > print that I made isn't far short of the quality I get from the
> Hasselblad
> > > either.
> > >
> > > Thanks Mark for planting the seed.
> > >
> > > Simon
> > >
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In reply to: Message from Simon Lamb <simon@sclamb.com> ([Leica] M6 with studio flash try out)
Message from "Simon Greenwood" <mail@simon.gs> (Re: [Leica] M6 with studio flash try out)
Message from "Phil Leeson" <pjleeson@mchsi.com> ([Leica] Re: MF rangefinders (was M6 with studio flash try out))