I've also found the TLR more recently to be an excellent street camera. It does make you look at subjects differently. I also have a couple of TLRs a Rolleicord Va and a Seagull! Personally I like composing to the square format with these cameras.
The Bronny has served me well and the extra frames (as well as the fact that package print d&p was the same price for 15 on as 12 on) made it a more profitable camera to use. I chose the 645 as I was using it for weddings and pack shots, it meant an extra 3 frames per roll of film (if I'd opted for 6X6 most if not all images would be cropped to landscape/portrait format anyway). You must use a prism finder with this camera however otherwise it is very difficult to take portrait format shots with the waist level finder! The excellent AE prism and speed grip make it as convenient to use as a 35mm SLR. The reversed image in the waist-level finder is very disconcerting when you are not used to it. If you do go for a 'Blad I'd suggest a prism finder is essential - even if you use a hand-held meter. Apart from a couple of rolls of Ektachrome for a special project I only ever used Tri-X with that camera and got lovely negatives. That really *is* a tank of a camera - you need a strong wrist to use one single-handed whilst hanging onto the side of a train with the other. I used XP2 roll film and was very happy with the results.Įarlier I had a Mamiya RB67 for a couple of years. It was also very easy to handle, especially after I fitted a rapid wind grip. I eventually went for a Bronica 6x4.5 system instead and found it much more sympathetic to my view of the world. I did give Hasselblad a try back in the 1980s but couldn't get used to the square format - I always seemed to end up with way too much foreground (or sky).
Does anyone here shoot with a film Hasselblad (500/501/503 series) besides their Leica? What do you like/dislike? I've tried my Dad's old MF Pentax 67, a true tank of a camera, and don't like the weight/balance/left hand grip. Hi, all - I'm thinking of giving medium format a try (but keeping my MP, of course).
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