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Photo Forum / General Photo Topics / General Topics / December 2006Large or Medium Format
I'm looking for a little info. A photographer at my wedding also used what I thought he said was a large format camera, the pictures that turned out were developed 5X5. Was this larger or medium format? I'd like one of these cameras, don't really know why, kind of turning into a collector of cameras. Been looking for the differences in these cameras as well. thanks. B-Worthey > I'm looking for a little info. A photographer at my wedding also used > what I thought he said was a large format camera, the pictures that [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > B-Worthey The print size is no indicator of negative size. Medium format cameras are usually considered to be those that use 120 roll film. Large format cameras use film 5x4 inches or bigger. I very much doubt he was using a 5x4 camera for a wedding, more likely a MF camera like a Rolleiflex or Hasselblad, or one of a number of 6x4.5 cameras, all of which use roll film. Colin D.  SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > The print size is no indicator of negative size. Medium format cameras > are usually considered to be those that use 120 roll film. Large format [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Colin D. I believe he may have been using a Hasselblad, now that you mention it, and I believe the prints he gave us were indeed a 5X5. This was not the only camera he used, he used that one for more of the candid shots. All turned out really good, we were impressed. B-Worthey > The print size is no indicator of negative size. Medium format cameras > are usually considered to be those that use 120 roll film. Large format [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > -- > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com I re-read your post and my reply, I see what you are saying now about the size of the print, film, etc. Forget what I said about the print size then. I believe the camera he was using was a Haselblad camera. B-Worthey B-Worthey schrieb: > I'm looking for a little info. A photographer at my wedding also used > what I thought he said was a large format camera, the pictures that > turned out were developed 5X5. I'd say 6x6. If the camera was bigger than a sixpack beer, large format is also possible. Andreas SignatureFotos unter http://www.gugau-foto.de/ Schottland unter http://www.whisky-guide.de/ If is was a Hasselblad, it was probably something like this: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=NavBar&A=search&Q=&ci=5499 There are, arguably, the best cameras ever built. Everything in the whole line is first-rate. They've done everything and have gone everywhere. It was/is the camera you take with you when you absolutely, positively have to capture the images with no excuse and possibly no way to fix anything that breaks (such as when the nearest repair shop is a hundred-thousand miles, more or less. http://dayton.hq.nasa.gov/IMAGES/SMALL/GPN-2001-000014.jpg They are still used and have digital versions as well. Get one if you can. As long as film exists, you won't regret owning one. Maybe Randall can add more. > I'm looking for a little info. A photographer at my wedding also used > what I thought he said was a large format camera, the pictures that [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > B-Worthey Inches or centimetres? Large format would be 5x4 inches plus Medium 6x6cm: I suspect this is what you mean. Look for Bronica or Mamiya or Hasselblad if you're flush. Or a used Yashica Mat would be very inexpensive and get you started (or Mamiya C330...) Gerald > I'm looking for a little info. A photographer at my wedding also used > what I thought he said was a large format camera, the pictures that [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > B-Worthey |
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