I got a New Camera

Sorry...it's not a Canon

...But, don't worry....it's not a Nikon either

I got a Mamiya 645E

Below are a few photos I took of my 645E, with my 30D using the 50mm Compact Macro:

In case you're scratching your head wondering where the LCD is...it's called film, lol.

I picked up some rolls of Fuji neopan 400 and Provia 100F. Now I just need to pick up a scanner. I'm thinking of getting an EPSON V700. I know this is not a film forum, but if anyone has any experience with the V700, or any other recommendations, that would be appreciated.

those are some really crisp shots.

nice work!

Thanks.

My setup was 3 glossy white poster boards and a fluorescent strip light in front. This allowed me to shot at iso 320 @ f/5 around 1/100-1/125 sec.

When shooting with fluorescent lights you should shot @ 1/60 sec (in the US) due to the flickering light. However, I seemed to be able to get away with a faster shutter speed without any problems. But, if you use fluorescent light when shooting people you do not want to shoot faster than 1/60 (or you'll get strange skin tones)...which can be a pain.

I shot in RAW and edited in ACR, to get that cool blue feel.

then I sharpened in CS3, combined images, and framed...and did some minor cloning to get rid of the few dust spots.

Hopefully it warms up soon here, I can't wait to use the new camera.

Very nice camera! Are there digital back available? I am hanging on to my medium format camera in the hope that a sensibly priced one will turn up one day. Unfortunately I haven't had a roll of film in it for several years!

Stunning shots!

fantastic waterma.... I mean camera

Ianfp wrote in post #7081313
Very nice camera! Are there digital back available? I am hanging on to my medium format camera in the hope that a sensibly priced one will turn up one day. Unfortunately I haven't had a roll of film in it for several years!

No, it uses 120 or 220 inserts. However, my budget was not very big, and I found the the pros of the 645E greater than its cons, e.g. the lack of a back.

As for digital backs, I couldn't say. Personally, I want to shot film. There are pros and cons to both digital and film...I wouldn't say one is necessarily superior than another, but shooting film is a totally different experience than digital.

You could always get a Nikon Coolscan 9000, and do a hybrid of film to digital.

MF cameras have become quite affordable now. I bought my camera from keh.com in EX+ condition for around $300...sure beats a $300 point and shoot