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1. The Dave November 9th, 2007 4:43pm

   Seems most people like Haselblads, if you don’t want the square format maybe a Mamyia or a Contax.

2. Walker November 9th, 2007 5:10pm

   Agreed, Dave.

   Can’t beat that Hasselblad 80mm glass.

3. Judith November 9th, 2007 5:53pm

   Depends on what you want to use the camera for and how much you want to spend. I like the Hassy’s for the great lenses, the square format and because I can hand hold it. But I also have a Bronica (no longer made ) this is a 6×45, easy to use. Let me know what you want to shoot and I can offer more suggestions.

4. Danielle November 9th, 2007 11:26pm

   Judith,

   I am currently interested in:
   Portraiture/Documentary/Event photography
   Night photography
   Architecture
   Urban Landscapes

   Does that narrow it down…

   Thanks in Advance!

   Danielle

5. Jeremias Paul November 10th, 2007 3:25pm

   Hello,
   You don’t know me, I’m a SCAD Savannah alum, and I keep an eye on your blog… which is great, my students are in the process of starting something similar… anyways… I recently wanted to put a very transportable rig together for airplane travel… I have a Canon 5D with a nice L lens, but it is heavy… and I wanted high resolution, so medium format was the choice… I’ve had all kinds of medium format in the past and it depends on what you shoot and how you wish to use the gear… the hasselblad route is very rewarding, if your wallet is up for the exercise… but for my travel rig it was still to clunky…

   I did quite a bit of research and found this site: http://www.certo6.com/

   These little folding medium format cameras are quite nice, I got an agfa isolette for $200 fully cleaned, lubed, and adjusted by this guy… it’s an awesome deal to get into medium format… it might be worth checking into… maybe it is what you are looking for…

6. Rich November 11th, 2007 12:42am

   Hey…

   You probably don’t know me either.. but I am in the Grad program in Atlanta, and I have a Bronica SQ system for sale.

   Its in terrific shape… I just don’t shoot film anymore.
   I have:
   body
   waist level finder
   120 back
   polaroid back
   80mm f4
   150mm f4
   40mm f4

   If you are interested in looking at it, send me an email.

7. Danielle November 11th, 2007 2:42pm

   Thanks for the info everyone!
   I am interested in portraiture, event, architecture, city landscapes, and night photography.

   Hopefully this will help with the suggestions!

   Rich, I would like to talk with you about your camera.

8. Rich November 11th, 2007 2:51pm

   sure.. I have class M&W 10-430, let me know if you will be around…my email is rich@richmeade.com

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