Then, there are those of us that feel very comfortable with the
uncropped square. I really feel constrained now in tight rectangular
formats like 24x36mm.
I also prefer to shoot with a waist level finder, so the square is king
for me.
Richard Sintchak wrote:
Although I hear great things about the Contax 645 and it's arsenal of lenses for me the jump from 35mm to 6x4.5 is just not large enough to justify the extra burden a MF camera and 120 film represents. I need more. 6x6 is the minimum for me because then I can still crop down a bit if needed. But with 6x4.5 if I crop I'm getting so close to 35mm it seems hardly worth it. That, and my first serious MF camera was a Fuji 6x9 rangefinder. So maybe that effects my feelings too.
Richard S.
On 9/12/06, *Craig Roberts* <crgrbrts@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:crgrbrts@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi Jan,
Many thanks for your thoughtful reply.
I, too, have found my SL66 -- as wonderful as it is -- to be a very burdensome traveller and have been intrigued by the Contax 645 for its easier portability and ability to employ a digital back (if I can ever afford one). The only day-to-day limitation I find with the TLR is the necessity to reload film frequently (although using 220 would help). I would like to have a medium format SLR, though. I used smaller and lighter Hasselblads for awhile, but ended up returning to my SL66 for reasons I can't articulate. I have an unnatural attachment to the Rollei. :-)
However, I may do as you have done. It sounds like an elegant solution.
All the best,
Craig http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crgrbrts/
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