Re: [Leica] Big M6 - Mamiya

[InfinityDT@aol.com]

I thought for a while that a MF rangefinder would be a logical choice for a 
Leica user, but after trying one out I was put off by the fact that there's 
shallower DOF with lenses of equivalent angles of view, so judging it 
mentally becomes even more of a task than with the Leica.  The 43mm on a 6x7 
is like a 20/24 on the Leica, but with DOF almost like a 50.   I do use and 
love a 6x9cm Horseman VHR view camera with a coupled rangefinder and 
viewfinder (I guess it's a Japanese copy of the Linhof).  It's kind of like a 
Big IIIa (rather than M6) because it has widely-spaced separate windows for 
viewing and focusing, but also has front *and* rear swings, tilts and shifts 
for full control of perspective and DOF using the additional ground glass 
back which also provides for TTL viewing for positioning graduated ND filters 
and polarizers, and for macro.  If I won't need all the lenses and gizmos I 
prefer the Rolleiflex to the Hasselblad, which I almost never use anymore.

DT