Paul Stenquist wrote: > I used my 6x7 extensively for a couple of years. I shot a lot > of magazine pics and stock with it. It had become my main > system. It was much better for me than 35mm because I could > get very good scans with a cheapo Epson 3200. Whereas with > 35mm I would really have had to go with an expensive 4800 dpi > film scanner. 6x7 was very practical. But digital made my > life so much easier that I just ended up parking it. However, > I now plan to have some fun with MF. I bought all of it quite > inexpensively (my mirror lockup 6x7 was $202.11 on ebay), so > I'm not worried about the equipment investment.
As a result of my recent pruning of camera equipment, all my 6x7 equipment went. I was very fortunate that my non-MLU body and other 6x7 equipment (which was far from attractive in condition) sold for good money. The reason for the sale was to acquire another *ist D body as my wife really likes it, but for the last couple of weeks, I have had exclusive access to it and have hardly touched it, the LXs come out on every occasion. I am very seriously considering whether I really need a second digital body; the only two cameras I have seen recently that have really captured my imagination are the Nikon F6 and the Pentax 67II. When I first wanted a digital body, I wanted it to replace colour print film. I half expected it to slowly take over my photographic needs, but much to my surprise, that is exactly what it has done (and very well too), but it can't take the place of slide and B&W film for me. And I miss MF.... Malcolm
