Gregory's ServerI may have ordered a Pentax 67 camera yesterday, because apparently I’m not financially ruined enough so I need to get into medium format too. Comes without a lens though so I’ll still need to get one of those. Probably 105mm?
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@kurth Here is a tool for translating the focal lengths between different formats. 105mm is the 50mm equivalent one.  @Gargron ich hab irgendwo noch ne Canon A1 mit Motor und div. Objektiven. Wenn Du magst, Check ich mal, ob die noch funktioniert und würde sie dir schenken. Ist halt keine Mittelformat.  Even 75mm is nice, slightly wide angle, but it depends by the most of your subjects. A tilt&shift lens would be a totally different planet… but I don't know if it's available. 
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@Gargron but you’ll no longer need a gym membership lifting that all the time, so maybe save a little money? Get the 35mm fisheye! @Gargron at least in the USA 120 film prices didn't go crazy as much as 35mm. You can get a 5 pack of Kodak Gold for $45. @Gargron love medium format, it was the best to learn for me. During uni years I always had a Zeiss Icon (1950s) in my bag... no focus adjustment, no light meter, just lots of hyperfocal outdoors or whatever you can guess indoors! @Gargron Congratulations! That’s been my dream camera for decades. I wish you many years of happy shooting!  @Gargron Well, depends on what you want to shoot. Longer is better for portraits, shorter (105mm) better for stuff like street photography (though idk how much of that you can do when lug a medium format around lol). Have fun! @Gargron Photography is an addictive hobby, but it's incredibly fun. Once you start, you never look at the world the same way again. Looking forward to seeing your photos posted on Mastodon! |
@gargron I’d say 80mm (afaik this translates roughly to 50mm in 35mm). Made a good starting point for me.