Nope, not going there. Not gonna do it.
I know all the advantages, but I've finally decided to blow of AF and stick
with my OM's. Seems like the pros manually focus anyway!
Tom
> Tom (Texas Sized OM kit) Scales wrote regarding medium format:
> >No. Never. Won't. Can't.
> >I don't even want to try it. I might get hooked and I don't
> >want to be. 35mm makes me happy.
>
> Tom, oh, Tom. Are you taking the Amish attitude on us here?
> (Don't miss what you never had)
>
> You would just LOVE medium format. Imagine, you can shoot ISO
> 3200 and still get NO visible grain. And the color saturations,
> the gradients, the exceptional sharpness...
>
> You could sell just a small fraction of your kit and still
> afford a decent NEW Mamiya 645-AF outfit. Lens selection?
> Takes all of the older manual focus 645 lenses along with the
> new AF ones. (including the silver-nosed varieties!)
>
> Motor drive, auto-loading, big viewfinder (much better than 35mm
> for eyeglass clad users), data imprinting on film (exposure
> data, time/date, index #, lens data), interchangable film backs
> (including a digital back)...
>
> Oh, and those BIG negatives and trannies!
>
> Think IS-3 on steroids.
>
> Even the Autofocus is decent. Not lightening fast, but quick
> enough to be taken seriously.
>
> Ok, and the real nice part of it all--about the same
> size/weight/price as a Nikon or Canon WonderBrick! Very good
> ergonomics and exceptional manual overrides. This (and the
> Contax) are cameras designed to seamlessly go from program mode
> to manual override and back with little to no effort. (kinda
> like the OM-2S in ease of mode switching).
>
> Once you experience a modern 645, 35mm will never do again.
>
> Except for an OM with a silvernosed 100/2.8.
>
> Oh, and I did mention the digital film back, didn't I? And the
> what about that digital film back? Did you know that you can
> get a DIGITAL FILM BACK for the Mamiya? Ahem, HEY TOM, LISTEN
> UP! YOU CAN GET A STINKIN DIGITAL FILM BACK FOR THE MAMIYA!
>
> ...and killer ISO 3200 negatives too...
>
> AG-Schnozz
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