![]() ![]() Then I realized that it wasn’t the first time I ended up with the two same contenders, I just knew I needed to choose one. I remember doing the same thing a few months back, when I first started thinking about jumping to Medium Format, and completely forgot about the whole thing until I actually knew I was ready and did it all over again. Why did you choose this camera/lens when mine was clearly better? How was the “assaulted” responding to the “assaillant” on that particular question? You get my point. Once these two were selected, same steps all over again, but this time looking Shot with the Minolta x-570įor specifics: size & weight, ergonomics and anything related to user-friendliness, lens line-up based on what I shoot, accessories options, user reviews, different lenses samples, equipment availability, CLA (clean, lubricate, adjust) availability around where I live (never underestimate this step), recurrent issues for both systems, recurrent positive and negative points for both systems, price range again, and something more personal, the way people talk about their cameras when their decision is challenged. So, passed and we’ll see what the future holds. But as I was looking for my first MF system and still wasn’t sure about how much I would like it, I didn’t feel like budgeting for months in order to get it. I admit, I got sucked in a little by the Hasselblad 501cm too. ![]() I then went through the usual steps: took a look at what I shoot no matter where the shot ended (prints, blog, Instagram), investigated the different brands proposing analog 6×6 and 6×7 formats, took a look at the price ranges, read all the reviews I could put my eyes on, went on Flickr and any other websites proposing samples, and eventually settled on two cameras: the Mamiya RZ67 and the Zenza Bronica GS-1. I already shot in 6×6 with my box cameras and am quite fond of the square format (not only because of Instagram), but even though square meant no fuss about orientation, well, I wasn’t sure. I always choose to shoot wider and crop if needed, even though I am a minimalist when it comes to cropping things out. I pretty much immediately ditched the 645 format as I have told myself 645 was a format achievable by cropping both from 6×6 and 6×7. I did not even look at anything above 6×7 as I felt it was the maximum film size I wanted to use based on how I work and how I see my photography. The first step was deciding on the format to jump towards. You’ll find a Pros & Cons list at the end of this post in case you don’t feel like reading the whole thing, it’s a work in progress, I will update my thoughts on this subject as my experience with it grows. And to be perfectly honest with you, I love spending hours and hours on the Internet trying to figure out what I should do and why. This led me to, as usual, hours of research, comparisons, pondering and other ramblings, going back and forth between formats and basically two different cameras. I have been enjoying the Minolta x-570 so much, Shot with the Minolta x-570Īlongside all the box cameras I found here and there, that I felt the need – or probably just the lust – to lean over an even higher IQ system. It’s been quite some time since I last bought a new camera body I think, let along a completely new system. ![]()
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