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Subject: [Leica] three questions: C41 b/w film; Mamiya DM22; why no US version of GF1 w 20mm kit?
From: richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:23:37 -0700
References: <19b6d42d1003272213l512b02f2m2f28f7ddcd82d132@mail.gmail.com> <C7D49B93.60340%mark@rabinergroup.com> <19b6d42d1003281412x4b7679aambe1285d193618180@mail.gmail.com>

Vince, my blog post about Salgado is my most popular post ever. It even gets
linked to Brazilian forums etc. This was about 1 1/2 years ago. He switched
to Canon full frame but have special mask for the camera viewfinder so it
shows a 6x45 view and he has his printer print the digital images in
traditional darkroom.

I suspect he will be one of the first buyers for the Pentax digital. He
loves the low contrasty Pentax lens.

On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> Rabs,
>
> I understand that Salgado since going digital was using some sort of
> digital
> 645 Pentax but I could be wrong.
>
> On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 5:37 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
> wrote:
>
> > > I'm contemplating C41 b and w film. I've used the Kodak and liked it
> > > sometimes and not others (dependong on factors I was too ignorant to
> > learn
> > > how to control at the time, I suspect). My impression though was that
> > Koday
> > > was the best of them but I do recollect an Ilford that some people
> > liked...
> > > perhaps it was that 50 ASA of theirs?
> > >
> > > Anyone using C41 and feel knowledgeable and opinionated enough to
> declare
> > > differences and preferences?
> > >
> > > Or, here's another question:
> > >
> > > I see on B&H site that there's a Mamiya medium format digital camera
> for
> > > under $10K, called the DM22. Anyone know about it, have an opinon, etc?
> > for
> > > the price it comes with an 80mm lens, which I guess is kind of an
> > equivalent
> > > to normal size lens?
> > >
> > > And finally: among you GF1 fanatics out there -- does anyone know why
> you
> > > can buy the GF! with the 20mm as a kit in Europe but, after a brief
> > > availablility, not here? (here being the good ole' US of A folks. TGeam
> > > America. Burn the camera in order to save it. Semper Fi. all that.)_
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Vince
> > >
> > That's just the back on the Mamiya.
> > Check the dpreview two cameras came out two weeks ago to shake up the
> > medium
> > format thing a little big getting it going.
> > A Pentax and a Mamiya with the Mamiya costing twice what the Pentax was
> > costing and both the the exact same format and megapixels.
> >  40MP, 44 x 33 CCD sensor,
> > And the Pentax looks super cool and cost $9,400
> > It has respectable glass from its 645 system for the lowest price point I
> > think in medium format photography. Which is good for me becaue if I'm
> > getting into a new system for me I'd also need glass.
> >
> > http://www.dpreview.com/news/1003/10031002pentax645d.asp
> > Pentax unveils 40MP 645D medium format DSLR
> >
> >
> > [Rabs]
> > Mark William Rabiner
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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