Comments on Kevin Chooi Photography: The World of Medium Format

Hi Niels, So happy for you buddy and can totally...

2011-05-25T15:06:10.359+08:00

Hi Niels,

So happy for you buddy and can totally feel your excitement :) I've shot 3 rolls so far (mainly color) and with each roll I try to learn the characteristics of the camera from aperture effect and shutterspped setting to get the effect I want for both of the lenses (90 and 180).

This weekend, I'm going to use it on a mock fashion commercial shoot with strobes and then make large print outs to see the quality. Will be writing another blog after all of these learning.

Cheers
Kevin

Hi Kevin, I've been reading your blog with gr...

2011-05-24T23:03:37.389+08:00

Hi Kevin,

I've been reading your blog with growing interest, as it is EXACTLY my own story. In march 2011 I started looking at medium format with digital backs, came out way too expensive (I was afraid of that), so I changed to film, then I wanted a Hasselblad, but eventually in April I ended up with a very nice Mamiya RB67 ProSD with 127mm k/L and it was love at first sight. Now I slowly start to develop my own black/white film, it is really very simple (never done that before). Hope to buy a 180mm sekor-c for portraits tomorrow and I'm off in a whole new world of film photography. Good luck with yours and I hope we will make beautiful pictures with our Mamiyas.

Best Regards, Niels van Tol

Jim - thanks so much for the input. Appreciate it ...

2011-04-28T08:56:57.805+08:00

Jim - thanks so much for the input. Appreciate it :)

Alvin - hahahaha will definitely have fun and stress :)

now you've gone beyond serious... enjoy your n...

2011-04-28T01:33:21.821+08:00

now you've gone beyond serious... enjoy your new gadget
hope to see more of your billboards shots soon ;)

Actually it isn't all that complicated to oper...

2011-04-27T21:55:59.723+08:00

Actually it isn't all that complicated to operate. Of course the work of loading and unloading film takes time but not compared to large format sheet film cameras that require a dark room or dark bag.

The beautiful thing about the RB is that it won't let you do to many things wrong. If you forget to focus you'll see that immediately in the viewfinder. If you forget either step of cocking the shutter or advancing the film it won't let you release the shutter. So focus, compose, pick an aperture and shutter speed and you are ready to go! And when you rotate the back you'll immediately see the change in your viewfinder. I would encourage you to pick up a waist level VF and give it a try. You'll be shocked by how bright it is and how easy it is to get precise focus accuracy!

Have fun!