You have a baby Technika, so that might be enough to satisfy your MF needs. I had a nice Technika IV 6x9, and I sold it primarily because it was not a good setup for wide angle lenses. It could barely handle movements for a 65mm that I had for it; it couldn't effectively handle anything smaller. I transitioned to 4x5 photography, and I also have an 8x10 kit. Though, I'm most comfortable with 4x5.
But, I never lost my attraction to medium format. There's something about MF view camera photography that appeals quite a lot to me . . .
>> It's a smaller kit with a smaller camera and smaller lenses. Lenses are less expensive, and one doesn't need a beefy tripod, like with 4x5.
>> I like the idea of multiple film holders, either color or black and white. Multiple black and white film holder facilitates convenient zone system photography, where one can have a separate film holder for each development, N, N-1, N+2, etc.
>> It's convenient for travel. Already mentioned, everything is smaller. Most people are familiar with film spools; not so many with sheet film holders. This makes airport inspections easier, and one can hopefully avoid sending MF film through high intensity, x-ray scanners.
>> Not true of sheet film cameras, film can be easily loaded in daylight. MF exposed film is easy to store; not so for sheet film.
>> An MF darkroom is more convenient. Enlargers are smaller, enlarging lenses less expensive, film can be more easily developed, etc. Setting up a temporary darkroom, like in a bathroom, is feasible for MF, versus larger cameras. MF black and white photography works for me, because I tend to print on 8x10 paper.
>> I also have a Mamiya Press 6x9 kit that shares all the same, RB67 film holders with my MF view camera.
>> Etc.
I've had a few medium format view cameras. Except for the Teck IV, all have been monorail, which I much prefer. I think I had a Toyo 6x9, which was a bit bulky and heavy. I've had two, nice Cambo 6x9 cameras at separate times, each with a wide-angle bellows, which for me, is essential. The downfall of a Cambo MF view camera was that, it's clumsy to stow in a backpack. I had an old-style Arca Swiss, 6x9 view camera (with bag bellows) that was very usable, and easily stowed in a backpack. I sold that for a more recent, Classic F 6x9 Classic F that works very well as an MF view camera.
Kirk Gittings, a well known SW architectural photographer had a quite reasonably priced, Calumet Wide Angle 4x5 camera that he used for years exclusively (or almost exclusively?) for medium format, view camera photography. He scanned his color MF negatives and digitally printed them on Epson printers. He sold that camera when the economics (as I understand it) pulled him into digital, architectural photography using a variety of perspective control lenses with a Canon, EOS mount.
My current 6x9 view camera is an Arca Swiss Metric that I purchased for a very low price from KEH. But as I say, an Arca Swiss 6x9, Classic F makes a very nice, convenient, compact view camera that can accomplish anything that one might want. And keeping an eye peeled, they can be found for reasonable prices. Accessories are readily available, if not of Arca Swiss manufacture, then of foreign manufacture.
Having an Arca Swiss Classic F makes it feasible to, some day, finding a used digital back. In my view, digital for color and film for black and white photography makes for a very nice combination.
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