Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Charles E. Love, Jr. wrote: > > You might be interested to know that a well-known landscape photographer, > Robert Glenn Ketchum, switched from 4 x 5 view camera to the Pentax 67, and, > at a retrospective of his work I visited, challenged me to pick out the > chronological point at which he made the switch. His point was that with > the improvements in both lenses and film, 20 year old large format shots > were no better than contemporary 6 x 7. Of course these improvements have > their effects on 35 too! > > Thanks for your posts. You always teach me something.--Charlie > Charles E. Love, Jr. > CEL14@CORNELL.EDU Charles: I find now that I seldom shoot 4x5 anymore. I have a roll film back for my linhof so I can get the swings and tilts for product work. If I did as much nature/landscape as Ketchum I would go for the Linhof 6x9 Technikardan or the Arca Swiss 6x9 or perhaps the 4x5 Technikardan so could use 6x12 roll film back. Part of the sharpness is the thinner film base. I know that for reproduction, what I shoot on medium format reproduces better than 4x5. And it is so much faster and less trouble. And Pentax lenses are stunning!!! I've even shot waterskiing and moving vehicles with the 6x7. And great for people. - --Donal Philby San Diego