Good to see you using more color film, I have always had a preference for color over monochrome. And the Mamiya 7 set up does not disappoint! I would love to see a book of your photos taken on that camera and color film.

@andrewsmithphoto

Ай бұрын

Thanks, but I have not had much luck with my books. See the video about that misadventure.

For a fraction of the price, with the possible drawback of 6x6, the Mamiya C series tlr’s are awesome. They’re entirely manual, still quite a lot of folk who can and do service them. The glass is very good and a wide range of price points which means you can get a pretty good example for the cost of 5 rolls of film+dev+scan… All the lenses and nearly all the accessories are switchable between all models. They’re bellows bodies which makes the lenses way more versatile. TLR’s aren’t for everyone, but a heck of a good way to free up your consumables budget by saving thousands on equipment.

@bernardkealey6449

13 күн бұрын

Just saw your reply to a previous comment; 2k in for a 7 + 2 lenses is still a bargain for that camera these days. Where I live (in a city of 5 million) there’s only one bricks and mortar store which specialises in any film cameras, so kinda limited in availability. Also never found a half decent camera at a thrift, and the pawn shops price everything off eBay…

@andrewsmithphoto

13 күн бұрын

@@bernardkealey6449 I owned an early Mamiya C3 with 80mm and 135mm and never took them out as the kit was large (even with just one mounted lens) and very heavy. Additionally the early lenses I had were not all that great either. But yes it was a very cheap kit.

The shots were wow

@andrewsmithphoto

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

I felt that way about shooting my Bronica S2 - 120 film was only 10 exposures and dev scans was only possible at a lab. I quickly gave up on medium format, even though I had previously convinced myself “it was the way to great, timeless images like all the record covers from The vinyl days” I’m back on 35mm exclusively and I do prefer the film economy. I still look at medium format though like the Mamiya 7 with a certain curiosity…

@andrewsmithphoto

Ай бұрын

It is should be all about preference, but sadly price plays a pretty big role in what gear we can afford to buy and how much film we can afford to shoot. I already spent over $2000 on the Mamiya and 2 lenses do spending and extra $300 to buy and develop another dozen roll was a drop in the bucket. But if film was cheaper and developing easier to find I would have shot far more over 2020-2023.

The 43 is equivalent to a 21, and the 65 is equivalent to a 31. I've used the 65mm the whole time I've had a Mamiya 7 and I can certainly never blame the camera or lens if I take a bad photo. The Kodak Gold looks nice though, kinda dusty neutral colours

@andrewsmithphoto

Ай бұрын

Wasn't sure doing and eyeball comparison I could tell the 43 was wide but it looked very close to 24 on the horizontal but wider on the vertical. Not sure that is a perfect comparison since the format is notably different.

@FreezerKing

Ай бұрын

@@andrewsmithphoto Yeah it’s tricky. I know the 65 is wider than a 35 equivalent because I have to use the 28 setting on my flash or else it doesn’t cover the whole frame

I have the Mamiya 6. Great camera. If you can't afford 120 film, don't shoot it. That said, I develop my own B&W and color, so I save that way.