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Photo Forum / Film Photography / Medium format / November 2005Subject matter
I have been leant a couple of medium-format cameras from a friend of a friend and am struggling to find a suitable subject. Whenever I take the Mamiya RB 67 out to a stately home or National Trust property, the clouds come over. As you can imagine - it is far too heavy to cart around just anywhere! Other than portrait, has anyone got suggestions as to what works well with this sort of format? H > I have been leant a couple of medium-format cameras from a friend of a > friend and am struggling to find a suitable subject. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > H Maybe you would be better off letting someone else do the photography.  Signature"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918 www.gregblankphoto(dot)com > I have been leant a couple of medium-format cameras from a friend of a > friend and am struggling to find a suitable subject. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > H I carted mine all over Ireland and around much of the South of England--one camera, two lenses, one film back, light meter, cable release and a tripod, and that doesn't count any 35mm equipment I had along at the time. This shot was taken with the RB67 and 65m lens: http://www.mattclara.com/connemara.html , as was this one: http://www.mattclara.com/ringofkerry.html . SignatureRegards, Matt Clara www.mattclara.com >> I have been leant a couple of medium-format cameras from a friend of a >> friend and am struggling to find a suitable subject. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > http://www.mattclara.com/connemara.html , as was this one: > http://www.mattclara.com/ringofkerry.html . Very nice and certainly proof that clouds are no barrier to good photographs. But Photoshop helps some of us too. Norm >> I have been leant a couple of medium-format cameras from a friend of >> a friend and am struggling to find a suitable subject. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > http://www.mattclara.com/connemara.html , as was this one: > http://www.mattclara.com/ringofkerry.html . Yeah, but you know how to use it. Obviously :) -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico >I have been leant a couple of medium-format cameras from a friend of a > friend and am struggling to find a suitable subject. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > H Ansel Adams used to hike in the Sierra Nevada Mountains with large format camera gear... If that sort of thing doesn't suit you, by all means sell the stuff for some smaller format (but MF is THE bargain/quality format currently...it isn't worth much used but the quality of the image is still fantastic). George >I have been leant a couple of medium-format cameras from a friend of >a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Trust property, the clouds come over. As you can imagine - it is far > too heavy to cart around just anywhere! Mountains work beautifully ;~}} I will treasure my 6X7 mountain slides long after I stop carrying my RB67 around. SignatureRod My real address is rodtheweedygardeneratmyweedyisp Just remove the weedy bits and transplant the appropriate symbol at. >I have been leant a couple of medium-format cameras from a friend of a > friend and am struggling to find a suitable subject. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > H Let's see: I carry an RB67 with its 3 lenses and 2 film backs, an M645 and its 3 lenses, a Nikon FM2 and 4 lenses, a light meter, film in both 35mm and 120 format, and a (heavy) Manfrotto tripod all in a Lowpro Trekker (AW) backpack on my hikes. Heavy? Not really. If the pack is properly balanced, you can walk for miles. ~Robert C. >Let's see: I carry an RB67 with its 3 lenses and 2 film backs, an M645 and >its 3 lenses, a Nikon FM2 and 4 lenses, a light meter, film in both 35mm and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >~Robert C. OK, Bob. Don't keep us in suspense. Just how many pounds is all that, and how many miles are we talkin? I hike and I take photos but usually the hiking takes precedence. I'd be talking, say, 30 lbs on my back, 40 miles in three days (sleeping in the woods) between town stops. I can't see hauling your kit on a trek like that -- least not w/o a Sherpa. But I did haul a 35mm SLR on a two-month hike. I can imagine hauling your kit for a few hours but not a few days. rafe b www.terrapinphoto.com >>Let's see: I carry an RB67 with its 3 lenses and 2 film backs, an M645 and >>its 3 lenses, a Nikon FM2 and 4 lenses, a light meter, film in both 35mm [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > rafe b > www.terrapinphoto.com OK, you got me there! I never actually weighed my pack, but it would probably quite a bit, say about 11Kg (25lbs). My photo treks are usually not very long due to the many stops to photograph the sights, so the longest I've done has been a 10Km (6mi) trail. Most are 2 ~ 5 Km (1 ~ 3mi) trails. When I DO do longer trails (3 ~ 5 - day trails), I trade my Trekker for a backpack that carries a tent, sleeping bag, food, clothing, cooking utensils, camp gear ... There is little room for photography equipment on these treks, so all that comes along is the A95 in one of the pockets of the backpack. ~Robert C. >>>Let's see: I carry an RB67 with its 3 lenses and 2 film backs, an M645 >>>and [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > ~Robert C. Don't think that heavy packs are the sole property of MF users. My 35mm Nikon Lowepro AW Rolling Trekker with 3 bodies, 7 lenses, and accessories weighs in at almost 22# (10Kg). I tried using a larger pack into which I could put my Bronica S2 system as well but decided that the 35# (16Kg) was just too much to pack in the crowded streets of Italy, especially since that pack didn't have wheels. Norm > I have been leant a couple of medium-format cameras from a friend of a > friend and am struggling to find a suitable subject. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Other than portrait, has anyone got suggestions as to what works well > with this sort of format? Anything. The negative size has nothing to do with subject matter. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico > I have been leant a couple of medium-format cameras from a friend > of a friend and am struggling to find a suitable subject. > > Whenever I take the Mamiya RB 67 out to a stately home or > National Trust property, the clouds come over. As you can imagine > - it is far too heavy to cart around just anywhere! > Other than portrait, has anyone got suggestions as to what works > well with this sort of format? > > H Cloudy days can be the best for plants and gardens, as the soft light suits flowers. They are also the times to photograph in woodland, as the high contrast of light coming through the trees, and shade beneath them, on a sunny day is usually too much, while cloudy days can let you bring out the colours and the shadow detail. Another subject is still life. The RB, with its built in bellows, is an excellent camera for this, and side light coming through a window on a cloudy day can make for wonderful natural-light still life. I do lot of sil life, and more than half of it I use natural light for. These are all areas where the level of detail you get with the 6x7 film size can really pay off. Peter |
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