Mamiya RB67 First Impressions (4 months)
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- Опубліковано 11 тра 2024
- I love shooting with my Mamiya RB67 so much but there are some downsides of shooting with it. I do encourage everyone that's trying to get into shooting 120 film to buy one for yourself because it is a great for the price. The Pentax 67 is nice but a main reason why I didn't buy one is mainly because you need to bring extra batteries every time you need to shoot with it.
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Beautiful camera and shots!
The prism is clutch and makes focusing so much easier and more accurate. So glad I got one. But yes it is a pain in the ass to lug around 😮💨
Any SLR bigger than 6x6 is a tricky issue, depending on your photography style. Mamiya RB was my 1st MF SLR camera. At that time, I shoot primarily street and realized RB wasn't fit my style. Unless you add the prism and grip, so it felt like a bigger 35mm SLR, but much bulkier. On tripod? No issue.
What I wanted was something similar to Nikon F2, which led me to Pentax 67. It definitely felt nicer for handheld shooting. Being battery-dependent is a compromise I accept.
Another alternatives are... perhaps the lighter Fuji GM670 or Mamiya 6/7. Of course, rangefinders isn't the appropriate tool for certain things like macro or tele landscaping.
Hello. What’s your process on metering for a scene? Are you using a light meter app or handheld light meter?
Which strap do you use ?
Wow Jordan, I feel so much! Simply a love-hate relationship with medium format: the cameras are usually always ultra heavy and cumbersome but the results are so convincing! I “only” have a Mamiya 645, but it’s too cumbersome for me to lug around to meetings 😂
been eyeing this for a while so this is great, thanks for the film back info, first time hearing about that! definitely heard lots of complaints about the weight 😭
Jordan dropped!
RB67 Pros
1. Medium format images are so much better than 35mm images.
2. Camera and lenses are less expensive than Hasselblad.
3. Camera is smaller and lighter than my 4x5 inch camera.
RB67 Cons
1. Medium format images are not as good as 4x5 inch large format images.
2. No tilt/swing features. Must use my perspective control lens for my 35mm SLR or use my 4x5 inch view camera.
3. Camera is larger and heavier than my 35mm SLR.