@@PaulTakesPhotos is it? the only way to get finer depth of field without impossibly fast lenses is to use a larger sensor, which means a 1960 hasselblad will still have better depth than any digital camera ever made
@@ThaOneBigAndSmallOne yes, of course I can adapt those older lenses, however, for Astro specifically, most if not all those Medium Format and FF DSLR lenses are very slow ( in terms of max aperture), and has crappy coma control , so in 2024 standard they are mostly garbage for Astro when you have new lenses like the Sigma 14 DG DN, 20 DG DN, Sony 14GM, 20G next to them for wide field Astro, so I am using those E-mount on my Nikon system now.
Good and difficult question. I'd try (rent) the Fuji gdx 50r or 50s. Those two are relatively affordable. Lens choice would be critical in terms of budget
@@PaulTakesPhotos But what about purchasing? Rent is a good option, but if I want to purchase? I really love the details captured in medium format. They are breathtaking. But also, a DSLR Medium Format is costly. Also, in the used marketplace, they are relatively rare.
I have the gfx 50s ii and man I love it. I felt the 100 was too much I got a 50s ii and 3 lenses for $8500 ...bargain I'm a landscape photographer and it's incredible
Yeah if you are a landscape, architecture, product, portrait photographer it really makes a difference. Probably at some time in the future I will buy a used 50s or r as the image quality is the best I have ever seen, files sizes on the 100S are the biggest I have ever seen too :)
@@PaulTakesPhotos I really did consider the #100# mate but I went like this okay. My biggest prints are probably 2 m across by 1 m down and you can do that with a 24 megapixel camera so 50 megapixels is enough. The human I only sees about 30 megapixels that's true. The human eye only sees about that anything beyond that we actually can't see it. That's why, when you pinching at 100% in Lightroom, you can see it, but you're human I can't see that when it's in its normal mode. The 50 S2 is a bit slow as well, but it's a beautiful camera in terms of quality. It's a bit like cooking a nice meal isn't it it might take a bit longer but what it produces is just pure magic.
I think you probably accurately summed up the essence of a camera such as this - exceptional but for almost all of us and almost all applications? It is "overkill". I mean, really, given the almost miraculous achievements one can affect using the various Denoise, Sharpen and enlarging software - just from Topaz Labs not to mention their competitors? If we are using one of the better cameras out there like a Sony A7R5, etc - which already yield files that are huge when shot in RAW - and given the quality of the resulting images? It seems to me that as "de lovely" as it might be to have that monster sensor there's little rhyme nor reason to it.
@@PaulTakesPhotos The price of the camera body isn't too bad - but as you so sagely pointed out - the devil is in buying them thar God awful expense lenses you need to make it work!
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omg now that's a sensor! still not as large an area however as a Hasselblad from the 60s
So much real estate is overkill in the digit world 😉
@@PaulTakesPhotos is it? the only way to get finer depth of field without impossibly fast lenses is to use a larger sensor, which means a 1960 hasselblad will still have better depth than any digital camera ever made
@chrismofer I'll take your word for it as I have no experience on the medium format Hasselblad yet 😀
Talking about Astro, the problem with this system is lacking the fast wide angel lens.
can‘t you use medium format analoge lenses?
Manual focus is best for this anyways
You are 100% right. It doesn't have a fast wide angle. I noticed it too
@@ThaOneBigAndSmallOne yes, of course I can adapt those older lenses, however, for Astro specifically, most if not all those Medium Format and FF DSLR lenses are very slow ( in terms of max aperture), and has crappy coma control , so in 2024 standard they are mostly garbage for Astro when you have new lenses like the Sigma 14 DG DN, 20 DG DN, Sony 14GM, 20G next to them for wide field Astro, so I am using those E-mount on my Nikon system now.
We would like a video on affordable Medium Format Camera. Which are bargain in used camera market.
Good and difficult question. I'd try (rent) the Fuji gdx 50r or 50s. Those two are relatively affordable. Lens choice would be critical in terms of budget
@@PaulTakesPhotos But what about purchasing? Rent is a good option, but if I want to purchase? I really love the details captured in medium format. They are breathtaking. But also, a DSLR Medium Format is costly. Also, in the used marketplace, they are relatively rare.
@@tsamgurkhan I'd always rent before buying anything. I personally would buy the gfx50(r or s). Relatively affordable and great bang for your buck.
I have the gfx 50s ii and man I love it. I felt the 100 was too much
I got a 50s ii and 3 lenses for $8500 ...bargain
I'm a landscape photographer and it's incredible
Yeah if you are a landscape, architecture, product, portrait photographer it really makes a difference. Probably at some time in the future I will buy a used 50s or r as the image quality is the best I have ever seen, files sizes on the 100S are the biggest I have ever seen too :)
ever considered starting your own youtube channel (of topic question)? We need more photographers on youtube :)
@@PaulTakesPhotos I really did consider the #100# mate but I went like this okay. My biggest prints are probably 2 m across by 1 m down and you can do that with a 24 megapixel camera so 50 megapixels is enough. The human I only sees about 30 megapixels that's true. The human eye only sees about that anything beyond that we actually can't see it. That's why, when you pinching at 100% in Lightroom, you can see it, but you're human I can't see that when it's in its normal mode. The 50 S2 is a bit slow as well, but it's a beautiful camera in terms of quality. It's a bit like cooking a nice meal isn't it it might take a bit longer but what it produces is just pure magic.
I think you probably accurately summed up the essence of a camera such as this - exceptional but for almost all of us and almost all applications?
It is "overkill". I mean, really, given the almost miraculous achievements one can affect using the various Denoise, Sharpen and enlarging software - just from Topaz Labs not to mention their competitors? If we are using one of the better cameras out there like a Sony A7R5, etc - which already yield files that are huge when shot in RAW - and given the quality of the resulting images?
It seems to me that as "de lovely" as it might be to have that monster sensor there's little rhyme nor reason to it.
Yeah it is overkill for 99% of us. Great fun though 😉
@@PaulTakesPhotos The price of the camera body isn't too bad - but as you so sagely pointed out - the devil is in buying them thar God awful expense lenses you need to make it work!
Just an XL fullframe.... :P
Hahah yes I do get that. If you buy a Sony 7R series you get the big MP's as well
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Indeed way to heavy, overkill in general.