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I'm loving film and film cameras but I really think I need more, I currently have the following;
The Olympus is great for chucking in the pocket, the Mamiya is great if I want to lug around a tripod or shoot indoors, the Yashica is pants, I really don't like the picture quality and the Polaroid is for fun.
I like medium format better than 35mm and I like 6x7 size above 6x6, that's not to say I wont have either a 6x6 or a 35mm. I want to get a reasonably portable camera and I shoot pretty much everything, would like to do more film portraiture one day and image quality is important.
So, a couple of the cameras I'm considering,
I would really appreciate people thoughts, suggestions or experiences with any of the above, or even suggest something else. Budget is probably around a grand.
- Olympus XA2
- Mamiya RB67 pro SD
- Yashica Mat 124G
- Polaroid 180 Landcamera
- Canon EOS 600
The Olympus is great for chucking in the pocket, the Mamiya is great if I want to lug around a tripod or shoot indoors, the Yashica is pants, I really don't like the picture quality and the Polaroid is for fun.
I like medium format better than 35mm and I like 6x7 size above 6x6, that's not to say I wont have either a 6x6 or a 35mm. I want to get a reasonably portable camera and I shoot pretty much everything, would like to do more film portraiture one day and image quality is important.
So, a couple of the cameras I'm considering,
- Hasselblad X-Pan, yes its 35mm and yes its a rangefinder, but I really do like the natural looking panoramic's and from what I have read the picture quality is good. Problem is that the prices vary so much for the few that are about.
- Contax G2 looks like a good alternative to a Leica, I'm not hung up on the name and I understand the image quality is about the same. Reasonably new to me.
- Hasselblad 501, newer than the 500, I really love the chrome and black classic design and the lenses are great quality.
- Pentax 67, big thing but from what I've read its got great lenses.
- Mamiya 7, medium format with a very good reputation, quite light and portable.
I would really appreciate people thoughts, suggestions or experiences with any of the above, or even suggest something else. Budget is probably around a grand.