I don't own a lightmeter (yet). But I wanted to know, for those
that do and carry it around with you all the time, if it's
cumbersome or awkward to have to meter, then fumble for the camera...
The reason I ask this, is because, I had a camera fund, (a Minolta
Maxxum 5 fund) that became an Om4-Ti fund, that might soon become a
Fuji GW690III fund. I can't stand it. Some of the images I see
from this thing, just utterly amazing, and so I'm thinking about
getting one. Of course, no onboard metering (purely mechanical) and
so I would have to sport a lightmeter and was wondering if that's a
pain or not.
Any recommendations on lightmeters if I do get one? My friend is a
Minolta bigot, and so he will say Minolta to questions like who is
the president of the US.... So any suggestions welcome..
Albert
Cumbersome? These things are on a scale, not either or. More
cumbersome that an OM4 with spot meter? Absolutely. But if you need
a light meter because the camera does not have one or it is not very
good you have to put up with it.
As for the Fuji there are some things to consider besides the fact
that it is a good camera. When you go beyond 6x6 things get very
expensive and difficult depending on what you want to do. You can't
project 6x9 slides. A projector does not exist. 6x7 projectors exist,
but are very expensive and are mostly manual changers/focusers. If
you plan on scanning check out what is available in film scanners for
your 6x9 format and the price. If you plan to do flat bed scans from
prints there is no point since what you get will not be much
different from 35mm. Will you be taking your film somewhere for
processing? It will now be pro level only with its attendant cost.
Do you really just want to take wide angle only pictures from now on?
That is all you get with the Fuji. A Mamiya 7 in the same rough price
area would get you interchangeable lenses and a built in light
meter(although not like the one in the OM4). I think you would find
that its lenses are considered to be even better than the one on the
Fuji. But it is still a rangefinder. Give up the idea of macro, or
even tight, close portraits with any of them. Consider that you will
want to use a tripod more to preserve that extra sharpness of medium
format.
Lots of us on the list have a camera we have fallen in love with to
use once in a while. The Fuji is a good second or third camera to
play with if your other photographic needs are taken care of. So go
for it if you like it. It may be just what you want.
--
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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