Sw1tchFX
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I'm sure there's many people who have shot the 6x4.5 format, i've been shooting with my F100 a ton lately (and been enjoying the process more than digital 0_0), and i'm curious about shooting medium format.
Recently i've only shot Medium Format digital on a Hasselblad, but I don't like the ergonomics, or square format (for film) that Hasselblad's have. Which brings me to the 645 format.
I played around with a Mamiya 645 AFD about a year ago and thought it was a neat machine. You can find them for real cheap too with film backs and lenses too.
My question for the seasoned film shooters here, is there a significant difference in tonality and grain, going from 35mm to 645? i've heard there is, and that there isn't.
I'm thinking on either purchasing a Nikon F6 or Mamiya 645AF in the next year or so. i love the potability of the small format cameras and my new Nikon G primes look amazing on 35mm, but the grain is just massive and the tonality often gets a little lost in the grain. Most of my photos go online, but when i do print, my average print size is 12x18-16x24
Recently i've only shot Medium Format digital on a Hasselblad, but I don't like the ergonomics, or square format (for film) that Hasselblad's have. Which brings me to the 645 format.
I played around with a Mamiya 645 AFD about a year ago and thought it was a neat machine. You can find them for real cheap too with film backs and lenses too.
My question for the seasoned film shooters here, is there a significant difference in tonality and grain, going from 35mm to 645? i've heard there is, and that there isn't.
I'm thinking on either purchasing a Nikon F6 or Mamiya 645AF in the next year or so. i love the potability of the small format cameras and my new Nikon G primes look amazing on 35mm, but the grain is just massive and the tonality often gets a little lost in the grain. Most of my photos go online, but when i do print, my average print size is 12x18-16x24