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Not Too Big, Not Too Small; In Praise Of 5x7 Format
Roger W. Hicks  |  Jan 01, 2006  |  2 comments

Do you love black and white photography? If so, does this sound like a dream camera to you: inexpensive, easy to use, forgiving, and capable of the finest results in the world? I thought it might. Welcome to the world of 5x7".

 

Inexpensive? Yes. The last 5x7 I considered, but didn't buy, was a twin-lens (!) on its own studio stand. It...

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Great Buys In Medium Format Cameras; In The Wake Of The Digital Revolution, You Can Snag Your Dream 2 1/4 Film Camera At A Fantastic Price
Jason Schneider  |  Jan 01, 2006  |  0 comments

Just the other day a buddy of mine bought the Hasselblad he'd always wanted but couldn't afford at the unheard price of $475. It was a 20-year-old Hasselblad 500C/M, the functional equivalent of the current 500C/W. He purchased it from a private seller for $475 in near-mint condition, complete with 12-exposure back, waist-level finder, and 80mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss...

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Fotoman 617; An “Affordable” Panoramic Camera
Roger W. Hicks  |  Sep 01, 2005  |  0 comments

The Chinese-built, American-designed Fotoman 617 justifies itself as soon as you see the first transparencies on the light table. The huge format is a knockout. It's gorgeous. That vast slab of film is 21/4x62/3". That's 56x168mm, or over 11 times the area of 35mm.

It's ideal for scanning, too. Even a very modest flat-bed film scanner giving...

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Hasselblads H1 And Kodaks Pro Back 645H
Uwe Steinmueller  |  Jan 01, 2004  |  0 comments

With high-end 35mm digital SLRs currently sporting 11 to 14-megapixel resolution, some photographers ask the question: Is there still an advantage to medium format if you work only in digital?

The Hasselblad H1 answers that question. The H1 is both a film and a...

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The Hasselblad 203FE Revisited
New Pricing On This Pro Workhorse
Jay Abend  |  Jan 01, 2003  |  0 comments

While the whole photo world is buzzing about Hasselblad's styling new H1 645 system, Hasselblad quietly announced some stunning price reductions on some of its landmark camera...

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Seagul 4A 105 And 4A 107 TLR Cameras
Tom Fuller  |  Jan 01, 2002  |  0 comments

If you've been wondering about which medium format cameras would be a good choice for students and other struggling photographers, the answer today would indeed be one of the Seagull twin lens reflex models imported by Phoenix Corporation.

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New Pentax 67II Medium Format Camera Review
Robert E. Mayer  |  Jan 01, 1999  |  0 comments

The recently introduced Pentax 67II medium format SLR camera extensively updates the original model Pentax 67 which was introduced in 1969 by incorporating today's technologies. This resulted in improved performance, excellent maneuverability and...

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