Looking to get a medium format film camera

I miss film and wanna get a film camera for fun.

I own 2-3 35mm film cameras and was thinking about using those but I really want a medium format camera with a 50mm lens

Was wondering how much a Good medium format setup would cost with a 50mm lens?

Local store sells film and develops and all that for cheap but I would love to build my own lab eventually ha

Anyways, thanks in advance.

I honestly just want a hasselblad but don't we all.

links to stuff is great too!

You can get a MedFormat SLR ready to use for about $300, with body + 75mm ('normal') lens + manual winder grip + metering prism. Then it is a matter of finding a 50mm lens, too.

As a matter of fact, there is a Bronica ETRS kit with 50mm rather than 75mm lens on eBay now, for only $275
http://www.ebay.com …2189b1:g:amEAAO​Sw5cRZGJAM

That kit would have originally cost $3000+ to buy new.

A big thing to remember: "A 50mm" lens on a medium format might not be 'a 50mm'. - Don't forget that your field of view is larger with the bigger negative. So a lens that you like to use at a given distance from another format won't give you the same view on a medium format.

What do you want to Do with the camera? What do you want to photograph? How do you want your workflow to run?

Do you want to do colour negatives? Colour slides? Black and white negatives?

- Developing film yourself is easy enough, and black and white film is almost dead simple to be honest. There are a number of options for various 'day light tanks'. Personally I use Paterson tanks and reels, and load them in a simple changing bag.

Chemistry is easy to mix up. I like mixing 1L powder kits, but I may switch to 5L packs of ID11 this summer as I hope to be shooting far more film. Buying yourself a few graduated cylinders and large measuring cups is relatively inexpensive, at least compared to developing a dozen rolls of film at a lab. It can be done right on your bathroom counter. (I've been kneeling down and using my tub. Works well enough for me, and any spills or drips are easy to clean.)


But as far as cameras go: What format do you want to shoot?
6x4.5 gets you a few more shots on a roll of film, but 6x6 negatives are hard to say no to. (I also rather like the added difference from my typical digital work in 6x6, which is a nice bonus.)
But you can get cameras with some insanely wide format in the mix as well.

Then there is the question of, what kind of features do you want? Do you want auto focus? Do you want an in camera light meter? Do you want it to advance the film for you? Do you want a camera with as few features/functions and is as simple and with the fewest things to possibly break on it?

Do you want to use it mostly in a studio? Do you want to wander around with it? How heavy of a camera are you willing to deal with?
How do you feel about range finders, or Twin Lens Reflex cameras? (I rather enjoy TLRs.)

Medium format cameras have been made for decades, all tuned to different qualities and purposes. You'll have to ask yourself just what you want to do and what is important to your goals to help you narrow down your search for the perfect camera.

To the point of 50mm and how it works on medium format.."it depends" upon the exact frame size of the medium format camera...

there is the 645 format which has a frame about 43mm x 56mm
there is the 6x6 format which has a frame about 56mm x 56nn
there is the 6x7 format which has a frame about 56mm x 72mm

Verfical AOV, (since the aspect ratios are so different) 50mm FL on 645 is like what you see with 28mm on 135.
Verfical AOV, 50mm FL on 6x6 and 6x7 and 6x9 is like what you see with 21mm on 135.

If I were going to MF film, I'd take a serious look at this: https://www.ebay.com …17260&&&dispIte​m=1&chn=ps

No, it is not mine.

Let me know if you are interested in a Hasselblad 553 elx kit in very good condition. Got this more than a year ago. I have no time to shoot film or even motivated to shoot film since I have been shooting bike racing. The last time I shot it was around this Feb and I still haven't finished the roll yet...LOL

https://www.flickr.com …961/in/datepost​ed-public/

Natural light black and white and yeah I figured it was like that so yeah the 'normal' FOV is what I want

50mm equivalent on full frame?

How much?

Thank you. I'll see what I can find but something cheap that 100% functions is ideal

Nick Aufiero wrote in post #18365785
Natural light black and white and yeah I figured it was like that so yeah the 'normal' FOV is what I want

50mm equivalent on full frame?

Around 75 or 80 mm.

Nick Aufiero wrote in post #18365786
How much?

I sent you PM....

MF cameras are exist in few common forms.

Folders. Most simple and compact. Not expensive. Working, tested Zeiss with scale focus is safest bet. Or for couple of thousands dollars you could get new Bessa.
TLR. Most funky, not expensive cameras are available. Working Yashica 124G mat will do. If you need status, pay for it with Rolleiflex and do it Vivian style.
SLR. Bulky and boring, due to modern lenses. IMO. But here is one exception. Hasselblad. And it comes with price.

BTW, first P&S and lomogaphy camera is Kodak Brownie (6x9 box version)

Yeah I don't need anything too simple. I just want something that isn't super expensive so I could justify buying it and having to buy film and all that. I also want something that works well.

Nick Aufiero wrote in post #18365887
Yeah I don't need anything too simple. I just want something that isn't super expensive so I could justify buying it and having to buy film and all that. I also want something that works well.

You could probably simplify this process immensely if you gave us numbers instead of the nebulous "super expensive".

Less than $1000

For everything I need

Prefer less than $600 but eh