Scott Loveless wrote: > On 3/6/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Mar 6, 2007, at 9:18 AM, William Robb wrote: >> >>>> A couple of days ago I was about two seconds away from plunking down >>>> the cash for a 645 and three lenses - 45, 75, and 150. Then I >>>> started >>>> thinking about landscape photography and the zone system. My >>>> thoughts >>>> (the horror) led me to consider the possibility of having 5 >>>> interchangeable backs for N-2, N-1, N, N+1 and N+2. In an effort to >>>> keep the expenditure about the same, plus a little more for the extra >>>> backs, I'd be looking at a Mamiya M645-Super or a Bronica 6x6 or 645. >>>> Anyone have any experience with these systems they could share? >>>> What do you think about having the extra backs to accomodate zone >>>> system exposure? Or am I smoking crack? >>> Yer smoking crack. >>> Buy a view camera. >> I'd have to agree with Bill on this. Carrying five interchangeable >> backs with my Hasselblad 500 (and there's no substantive difference >> in size or weight between the Hassy and the Pentax 645) would disable >> me from ever getting out into the landscape to do photography... > > I don't see how that would be any heavier than packing a view camera > and 8 or 10 film holders along. Or were you implying that I'm smoking > crack......
Shoot with Quickoads/Readyloads. 1 holder, 1 4x5 field camera, box of film. Notably lighter than a MF SLR and 5 backs. > >> Shoot on Ilford XP2 Super and bracket. Saves a huge amount of time >> and effort, massive amount of weight to carry, and has so much more >> latitude that you hardly need to bracket so much. Excellent grain and >> acutance too. Drop them off for C41 processing, forget about all that >> time in the darkroom swishing film around in chemistry... > > I like XP2. Good stuff. But I also enjoy the darkroom very much. > I'll die with Dektol in my veins, thank you very much. <g> > > You're probably right, though. All those backs are most likely more > extra weight than I'd enjoy carrying for more than a mile or so. > -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
