sportback
Well-Known Member
I've just noticed that this thread is over a year old - so I'll chime in and add my 0,02 cts (Euro)
I started taking photographs in my teens, and 35mm was far more practical to my situation at the time - in terms of rapidity, weight etc. And the results were perfectly acceptable.
When I started earning a salary (And being single at the time!) I was able to extend my reach and bought my first 6x6 - a Hasselblad.
The experience I had with the 35mm gear taught me the basic principles, but for me the simple fact of composing on a glass screen made a huge difference. The eye compensates for so much, and it was very interesting to look at the prints resulting from 35mm negs and see what had been 'invisible' to me when I had clicked the shutter. Not at all the same excuse when I used MF.
My compositional skills are still rubbish, but I've recently come back to MF and I'm reliving the fascination all over again - and I'm going to make it work!!
I started taking photographs in my teens, and 35mm was far more practical to my situation at the time - in terms of rapidity, weight etc. And the results were perfectly acceptable.
When I started earning a salary (And being single at the time!) I was able to extend my reach and bought my first 6x6 - a Hasselblad.
The experience I had with the 35mm gear taught me the basic principles, but for me the simple fact of composing on a glass screen made a huge difference. The eye compensates for so much, and it was very interesting to look at the prints resulting from 35mm negs and see what had been 'invisible' to me when I had clicked the shutter. Not at all the same excuse when I used MF.
My compositional skills are still rubbish, but I've recently come back to MF and I'm reliving the fascination all over again - and I'm going to make it work!!
