Mafud writes:
> "Backs" and rotating backs are for guys who shoot 40-60 rolls of 4 or 5
> different 120 films ~a day~.
I don't fully agree with that statement. There are also those of us who shoot
about a roll a month and like to conveniently use a couple of different types
of film. I also like to shoot 35mm panoramas in a modified 6x7 back, so
being able to swap between this and 120 can be handy. Yes, I know that
cropping a full-frame 6x7 shot is more convenient, but once you see a
24x68mm panoramic transparency you won't go back :)
I also find the rotating back of the RB/RZ cameras to be incredibly versatile.
I don't have to totally destabilise my tripod, or crop half my film, to get a
vertical shot.
> *I'd have bought into the
> Hassie mystique myself except for one nagging thing: you can't shoot SMC lenses
> on a Hassie.
I'm trying to sell my RB67 gear because my old optics aren't up to the
standard I desire. While I'd dearly love a Pentax 67II kit, I can't afford one
brand new just now and everyone who has one seems to like it too much to
sell it.
I do have my eye on a nice 4x5 setup, if I can convince myself to accept the
film-handling hassles and high running cost (although it does come with a
6x9 back). Buying this is dependent on selling the RB kit though...
Cheers,
- Dave
David A. Mann, B.E.
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"Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up,
while children are allowed to run free on the streets?" -- Garfield
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