Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good evening to all; Here is what I use in MF because it is similar in format and handling to a Leica---an old Fuji G-690 BL, with interchangable lenses. Great for quick landscape work and scenes with lots of people or detail. 6x9 format on 120/220, bright coupled RF/VF, interchangable 65, 100, and 150 lenses. Best Wishes, Mike M.E.Berube - GoodPhotos wrote: > At 12:01 AM 6/1/00 -0700, Jim Brick wrote: > >Professional photographers, usually use multiple equipment formats, 35mm, > >MF, and LF. > > Which brought to my mind..."Hey I wonder what other Medium or Large Format > Leica Photographers prefer." > > So how about it? Good topic? > > I have sold all of my pro MF equipment to help feed my newly found > expensive leitz camera habit. (I had an RB67 Pro S and a C330 outfit.) I > now shoot almost exclusively 35mm (finding it hard to give up my SLRs for > Macro and extreme tele work, but once my M system is gathered, I'm thinking > now about getting into an R system as well to replace my venerable small > "m" Minoltas.) > > The only MF that I have now is my trusty Yashica 124G. On occasion I have a > call for a large negative but the Yashica is difficult to wield with any > speed, so I am looking forward to checking out the new Fujifilm GA645Zi > camera so that I don't have to mess around collecting a lot of new > equipment. (It's an all in one autofocus/exposure RF 645 with a built in > 55-90mm (slow) zoom.) As I would rarely have call to use MF professionally, > why not have something completely convenient? > > What do you Leica shooters (trying to stay somewhat on topic) like for MF > work when forced away from a 24X36mm image? > > Carpe Lumen, > Michael E. Berube > http://www.goodphotos.com