Hi Gatis My Scanner can scan 120 film so a sidestep to mid format only depends on my limited photo budget at the moment ;-) greetings Markus
>>-----Original Message----- >>From: Gasha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 4:14 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: mid format cameras - running cost? was:RE: DS vs DL >>viewfinder? >> >> >> >>Scanner capable of 120 film is a must. >>It can be Epson flatbed, or whatever. >> >>Depending on print size - you can choose scanner. >>Dedicated roll film scanner is better, but costs a lot. >> >>Roll film costs less than 35mm film. >>At least slide film, like Velvia/Provia/Astia. >> >>Reala/NPS/NPH are similar priced, but still less than 35mm. >> >>I recommend you to try B&W film. You can get great tonality from medium >>format. It is not like 35mm... And of course it is more fun. >> >> >>Gatis >> >>Markus Maurer wrote: >>> Hi Aaron >>> I have never used a mid format camera but of course would love >>to try/get >>> one like the lovely Pentaxes. >>> >>> Can you tell me: >>> >>> How easy is it to get roll film nowadays and what are the cost >>of film and >>> development? >>> I live in Switzerland and have not checked prices yet but see >>the cameras >>> itself at quite good prices at auctions. >>> Do you have to send the films to specialized labs to develop >>and are they >>> hard to find today >>> or can every lab handle them? >>> Do you usually order a print with each shot or an archive copy >>sheet or only >>> the developed negatives >>> to scan them later on the computer or are you one luckier >>people that can do >>> it yourself? >>> >>> greetings >>> Markus >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: Aaron Reynolds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 1:15 PM >>>>>To: [email protected] >>>>>Subject: Re: DS vs DL viewfinder? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>On Mar 22, 2006, at 12:57 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>If you grew up with Rollei TLRs and Hasselblad SLRs, you'd think your >>>>>>35mm camera was like looking down a dark tunnel. >>>>> >>>>>Going from the 67 to something like the ME Super or the LX, I always >>>>>took a little while to adjust to how tiny the finder was. Moving from >>>>>the 67 to the DS2 was a real shock, but I'm getting used to it. >>>>> >>>>>-Aaron >>>>> >>> >>> >>
