 Karo Bean |
Medium Format with Digital Back I am considering buying both a medium-format camera, as well as a digital SLR and was wondering if a medium format with a digital back was the best way to get both? Do digital backs produce the same kind of quality images as pro digital SLRs? And, if so, which is better for both film and digital use: Hasselblad or Mamiya? Or should I go with totally separate digital and medium-format cameras?
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
It's much, much cheaper to get a medium format and a digital SLR. A medium digital back may require being connected to a computer or a portable storage while shooting.
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
I want to add that I was thinking of the EOS 1Ds Mach II. American Photo magazine says it's competitive with medium backs. You'll get up into the $20,000 area with medium digital backs.
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Wilson H. Valentin |
What kind of work are you going to do?
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Karo Bean |
I do mainly family portraits, fine art nudes and dance photography. (Thanks, Gregory, for pointing out the cost of those backs. I never thought it could be so high.)
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Michael H. Cothran |
It's hard to beat the quality of a medium-format camera coupled to a 22mp back. But it will really drain your wallet. While a Hasselblad or Contax are not cheap (neither is the Mamiya), they are nothing compared to the cost of the digital back. Unless you can swing about $30,000 for a body, 3-4 lenses, and the back, you'd better just dream on. Michael H. Cothran www.mhcphoto.net
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Janet L. Skinner |
I have a Mamiya RZ67 and checked into a digital back last summer......27K ouch!!
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Mike Bowden |
Have you considered renting the digital medium format outfit for shoots? I can rent one in Dallas very reasonably for an entire weekend. Also Photo District News has a great comparison of medium format backs in the Feb. issue. Consider the size of the chip too, is the size of the imaging sensor going to give you better resolution than your lab scanning film at the time of processing?
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