Thinking about which MF to get -- looking for additional discussion!

Sirius Glass

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Just short circuit a series of buying and selling lesser cameras and just go right to Hasselblad and you will never look back.
 

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Alan Edward Klein said:
Your first decision is whether you want square or rectangle format. Then pick the camera.
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Exactly.
Format choice is the first priority.
Then after that whether you prefer an SLR, TLR or rangefinder system.
And when that decision has also been made: What is your budget, and what is the wanted quality.
 

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Sirius Glass said:
Just short circuit a series of buying and selling lesser cameras and just go right to Hasselblad and you will never look back.
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+1 I've always said: buy the most expensive tripod you can possibly afford first, because you're going to buy it eventually and can skip buying all the others in between. Wish I had said (and done it) with MF cameras as well.

For many, it's certainly the aspect ratio. But honestly, I shoot 1:1, 3:2, 7:6, and 5:4. I almost never think about that before I pick up a camera. I adjust my vision to which camera I'm using...and that's mainly the Blad.
 

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Sirius Glass said:
Just short circuit a series of buying and selling lesser cameras and just go right to Hasselblad and you will never look back.
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My thoughts exactly. Started with Nikon in 1954 (still a Nikon loyalist), had lots of TLRs, began a fashion apprenticeship in 1966 using Hasselblad, then Zone VI 4x5 and 8x10, and finally back in the "right" place (for me) rolling around Victor (my 501CM) and his kit in a jogging stroller. GAS can be fun, yet capturing and sharing images is what makes me smile inside and outside.
 
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