Hi Paul ... comments interspersed > I've shot with TLR cameras for many yearss, > both Rollei and Mamiya. The big downside of a > TLR is the faulty parallax: What you see ain't > what you get. This becomes particularly > problematic for portraits or anything tighter. > Macro is nigh well impossible.
Macro is of no concern, and I'd think that parallax errors would be an issue depending on how close one is to the subject. I'd imagine - and please correct me - that for a typical H&S portrait, that's not too much of an issue. I recall that Mamiya (?) made some sort of correcting device for this problem. > Hasselblads are a good choice, because, as > you pointed out, the lenses are excellent. > The leaf shutter is also a definite plus. > It doesn't vibrate as much as a curtain shutter, > and it offers high speed synch. Of course if you're > not going to use flash fill for outdoor shooting, > the high speed synch isn't tht much of an advantage. I like the idea of the leaf shutter, although it does make the lenses more expensive. I'm not one to use flash, so the synch speed's not an issue. > I've only been using the Pentax 6x7 for a > few days now ... A waist level viewfinder is > offered. The best one is fully curtained and > reportedly serves as an excellent focusing aid. What does "fully curtained" mean? > From what I've read, it's best to stay at > 1/250 or faster for handheld use. Wouldn't that be pretty much the same for all MF cameras? I always used my Bronica at a stop or two faster than I'd use the 35mm. > Below that speed you need a big heavy tripod > to dampen the shutter action, and you > should lock up the mirror. Not all 67s have MLU, so I'd have to look at a later one, right? > Rather than go with 6x6, one might as > well go to 645. Not for me. I'd want the bigger negative as long as i was using a bigger camera and making frequent use of a tripod. > unless you make square prints, you'll crop > to that size anyway with a 6x6. I like square prints. Why would you think I'd crop to 645 proportions? Actually, I'll crop to any proportions that makes the photo work. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
