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Subject: [Leica] IMG: The Beach Game
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 00:00:29 -0800
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Thanks Jayanand and Jim.

My goal is to determine whether to take the 4x5 or the Hassy for a
(hopefully this year's) through Hong Kong / China. I know things like the
Leica SL or the A7RII may provide even better capabilities but I am not
interested in them. Beyond cost, I really enjoy using the large ground
glass on the Hasselblad and of course the 4x5. Also, since I develop my own
film, even 100 rolls or 100 sheets are "just" $500, significantly less than
a new digital system.

(Yes, I know Salgado switched to Canon digital from film because of the
chore of carrying all the films through the airports)

The Hasselblad is winning at this point as I can shoot more photos and also
so faster environmental portraits. If I can get the focus stacking working,
then I am less concerned about not having the tilt option. (Yes, I am aware
of the Flexbody etc.)

Even if I use the Hassy as the main camera, I will almost certainly take
the 4x5 with a couple lens as "back up".

On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 7:34 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The Hassy is working well in your hands!
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 2:52 AM, Richard Man
> <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:
> > "The Beach Game"
> >
> > As soon as I cleared the sand dunes, I knew I have a shot, but only for
> > about 10 seconds - I mean, who would try to fish on the beach?!! The
> Hassy
> > is not the fastest camera to use, but I did manage to catch it before he
> > realized the futility :-)
> >
> > See it and shoot, just like Uncle Ted says
> >
> > http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20160117-Scanned-1406.jpg
> >
> > --
> > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
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> > // https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto
> >
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