I've always preferred medium format over 4x5. 4x5 does product sharper, more
detailed images with smoother tonality. However, 4x5's advantages in that
regard are not great in small prints (up to 11x14, which is as big as I go
most times). 4x5 cameras are very large and heavy, hard for me to carry long
distances because I have problems with my ankles. 4x5 is also not usable in
wind, as any wind will blow the bellows about like a sail, shaking the
camera and ruining sharpness. I actually have a 4x5 that I never use
anymore, and that is a major reason, as wind blows almost constantly in
Indiana.
Sheet film is expensive and a pain to load and a bigger pain to process, but
I'd be willing to go to the trouble if the camera itself was suitable for my
work. In the end I think I get better quality with my Mamyia 645 and my
Hasselblad than ever got with 4x5, because these SLRs can take some pretty
heavy wind gusts without vibrating, and I can carry the whole kit in a
fairly small bag that I can actually lift and carry over a long walk.
--
Chris Crawford
Fine Art Photography
Fort Wayne, Indiana
260-747-3962
http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio
http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work!
On 2/16/09 2:55 PM, "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hmmmm. I think you're a fraud, sir!
>
> Who me?
>
>
>> You don't sound undecided to me, except in the manner of which toy to
>> purchase. So you want us to decide for you, to take the blame!
>
> Well, I'm trying to come up with justifications for each format. The 6x6
> would probably be the most practical for me, but I'm liking the options of
> the 4x5. Size of all of them is really not an issue either way.
>
> Maybe the egocentric person in me can ask it this way: Which format/camera
> would you rather see me using knowing that I'm going to show off the
> results?
>
> Or, given that I'm going to have to grovel to get SWMBO approval, maybe i
> should ask for both? After all, I could buy almost the entire line of Zero
> Image products and still spend less than the cost of a single E-3 body. Or
> am I really pushing it?
>
> AG
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