On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:12:01 -0700, "LGLA"
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Hi everybody,
I know is two very different concepts but maybe explaining my doubt
someone could open up my mind...

I've never had a MF camera.
I have an important photographic project to carry on consisting in
portraits of interiors with no artificial lights.

the first part of these pictures were made with a Digital Nikon D70,
this year I have bought a D300 lens 12-24 (18-35 35mm)

Some experts photographs who saw this pictures suggest me to use a MF,
specifically MAMIYA 7 with 43 lens.

As this choice would be very expansive either for the camera costs,
the negatives and scans shoud I afford it? The result have to be
professional. Could someone give an opinion?


I would NOT go for a Mamiya 7II as a rangefinder for shooting interiors, but a
much cheaper used monorail 4x5 film camera, a 75mm or 90mm Schneider super,
Angulon lens, you could spend some $1,400 on an outfit.

You'd need film holders or quickload(Fuji) or readyload(Kodak) and a dark cloth,
a large changing bag or tent and a larger tripod by Bogen.

This outfit would have every advantage, price (used), wildly the camera movements
for perspective control, unbeleiveable sharpness image quality, and the film can be
scanned professionally. You wouldn't have to buy a scanner.

But if you have Photoshop, you can buy Genuine Fractals from OnOne software
(a plugin) and interpolate images files beautifully, way way bigger in print size. This
software is capable of enlargements up to 1000%. Got it myself. I would also get a
Nikkor PC lens.

Alex


If he needs really large images I wonder if he could use the D300
with some photo stitching techniques?