I am not in love with the 1:1.5 ratio and I tend not to need to crop in any format because I compose for the format. I agree with you in the last sentence. The RB and RZ are more than a handful and I do not like handling them.
Nope. But if you crop to a rectangle (as I do maybe 1/3 to 1/2 of my square images shot with my Yashicamat) you end up with 6x4.5 or so crop, depending on aspect ratio of the cropped rectangle of course. 6x7 is nearly twice as big. And you don't get 7x7 Fujiroids as discussed above.
BUT - I could walk around and shoot handheld with a Hassleblad about as easily as with my M645 Super. Not so an RB or RZ. Oh yes, you CAN use them handheld, but I wouldn't want to carry one around all day, or even a couple of hours.
I guess it never made financial sense for the paper manufactures to make square paper.
I guess it never made financial sense for the paper manufactures to make square paper.
There are roll paper options.
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10x10 sheets
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I never knew of that. I guess you roll it out in the dark and cut off what you need like when people cut down 8x10 paper for 5x7.
I probably will in the next six months or so. My finances are in recovery mode after a divorce. (You know why divorces cost so much? Because they're WORTH it!) Other hobbies have suffered too. I let my pilot currency and medical expire and haven't flown in nearly three years, but I'm going to change THAT too. Time to live for me again. (To be fair it wasn't just the divorce but the preceding 2.5 years that drained both my finances and my energy.)
I ought to start a thread about RB versus RZ. I'm only vaguely aware of the differences (RB mechanical, RZ battery dependant, RZ a bit bigger and heavier, no? some lenses work on both and some don't...) and would need to decide between them.
One reason I've held off is that, while I love working with the view camera, given the PITA factor of sheet film in general and dust problems in particular, I'm afraid if I do I'll all but give up 4x5!
... Thomas Edison pushed for round screen movie frames as being more natural ...
More silliness from Edison. How could he think a round image is more natural? Did he have a defect such as tunnel vision? Human vision favors a wide rectangular swath with lesser peripheral acuity at the extremes and above and below the swath. This is natural for any predator species. Our vision is more like Ultra Panavision 70 than round.
Tesla is The Man!
I use 8"x10" paper for 8" square photographs and 12"x16" paper for 12" square photographs. I do not like wasting paper making 11" square photographs on 11"x14" paper. 4"x5" I print of 8"x10" paper.
Same @sshole who stole neighborhood dogs to shock to show that AC current is dangerous.
... Anyone remember the story about the emperor's new clothes?
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To be clear, it is Edison who did that.
Sure. But I don't see the connection - as the RB67 has long proven itself as a highly capable medium format system for professionals.
Yep. In fact, at least here, it seems that commercial photography pros (pre-digital) used more Mamiyas than Hassle-blads. It seems the hassies here were more popular with the rich, snobby "art" photographers.
Did you just pull this out from some place in you body or do you have a good source for this claim?oliceman: Or was it based on what you had for breakfast today?
That was offensive. I never attacked you.
oh thats not offensive... i thought it was pretty funny.
laugh n enjoy what we've got! these cameras sold for thoiusand$ and now you get them free for the price of shipping n a cla!
That was offensive. I never attacked you.
omg! this turned into mine is better than yours?
well if you are going to bad mouth cameras....
seems today every no talent @sshole has rbs n hassies! hahahahaha why? cuz they're all a bunch of cheap bastards taking advantage of pro equipment at disposable prices!
before they got these cameras, they were playing in the mud with pinhole oatmeal boxes n holgas.
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