Having used a Bronica for a few years, back in the late sixties-early seventies, I got used to seeing outside of the rectangular box. Square can be really wonderful, but, as noted in another thread, it does require some care to make an outstanding photograph.
The mamiya C330 caught my attention some months ago, and I almost bought one. But after playing with it for a day or two I realized I didn't care that much for the way it handled - it didn't mesh with my sensibilities <LOL>. It is a nice box, though. Rolleiflexes don't have interchangeable lenses. You can buy a wide-Rollei, a normal Rollei, and a Tele-Rollei. That can sometimes be a limitation, but OTOH, the 'flex can produce some outstanding photographs of very high quality. I like 'em for their classic nature, but a 'blad can do more, as can a Pentax 67. But you know, sometimes it's nice to just use one lens, and take a step or two back to a more contemplative, slower method of shooting. The Rollei, like the Leica, doesn't seen to intimidate people. The 'blad and the Rollei offer a different perspective, too, as they are most often used at waist level rather than at eye level. This point of view adds an interesting dimension to many photographs. Sometimes it's subtle, but it's always there. While the Rollei would not be my first choice for this project, at some point it would be nice to have and use. They are well made and solid cameras. William Robb wrote: > I think you will like the Hasselblad lens quality the best. They > are superb lenses. I think that in order to best use the square > format, you really have to shoot pictures that fit the format. > This does mean stepping out of the rectangular format box, and > to a great extent, learning how to see again. > > Of the cameras you have listed, I think of the Hassy, or Pentax > as being general purpose cameras, the Mamiya or Rollei as more > of a specialty camera, and the Fuji 6x9 as a bastard marriage of > an Edsel and a lens. > > The Rolleis are a lot of fun (don't they have interchangable > lenses though?). Have you thought of a Mamiya TLR? The C330 is a > great camera, and the lenses are very nice. They made a thing > called a ParaMender for correcting paralax error. It is just a > device that raises the camera the exact distace between the > optical centers of the lenses. > William Robb > - > 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 . -- 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 .
